Key Votes
SB 961 - Expanding Death Penalty Eligibility to Accomplices - Key Vote
Virginia Key Votes
Stages
- March 30, 2009 Executive Vetoed
- Feb. 25, 2009 House Bill Passed
- Jan. 27, 2009 Senate Bill Passed
- Jan. 27, 2009 Senate Bill Passed
- Jan. 14, 2009 Introduced
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Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Vetoed (Executive) - March 30, 2009
Title: Expanding Death Penalty Eligibility to Accomplices
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (74-26) - Feb. 25, 2009 (Key vote)
Title: Expanding Death Penalty Eligibility to Accomplices
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that expands death penalty eligibility to include accomplices in specific capital murder cases, whereas existing law reserves the death penalty only for the principle in the first degree.
Highlights:
-Expands death penalty eligibility to include both a principal in the second degree and an accessory before the fact in the following capital cases (Sec. 1):
- -Murder for hire;
-Murder involving a continuing criminal enterprise; and
-Murder involving an act of terrorism.
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (24-16) - Jan. 27, 2009 (Key vote)
Title: Expanding Death Penalty Eligibility to Accomplices
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that expands death penalty eligibility to include accomplices in specific capital murder cases, whereas existing law reserves the death penalty only for the principle in the first degree.
Highlights:
-Expands death penalty eligibility to include both a principal in the second degree and an accessory before the fact in the following capital cases (Sec. 1):
- -Murder for hire;
-Murder involving a continuing criminal enterprise; and
-Murder involving an act of terrorism.
Note:
NOTE: THIS VOTE RECONSIDERS A PREVIOUS VOTE.
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (26-14) - Jan. 27, 2009
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - Jan. 14, 2009
Title: Expanding Death Penalty Eligibility to Accomplices
