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HB 221: Self-murder

GENERAL BILL by Peterman ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Berfield ; Harper ; Jennings ; Joyner ; Justice ; Smith ; Waters

Self-murder; defines terms "deliberately assisting," "self-murder," & "simulated self-murder"; prohibits conducting event or providing location for event that person knows or reasonably should know includes act of self-murder; prohibits deliberately assisting in self-murder; provides exception for events in which simulated self-murder is conducted; provides that violation of act is third-degree felony; Creates 782.081.

Effective Date: 05/11/2004
Last Action: 5/11/2004 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2004-30
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/26/2003 House • Prefiled
1/8/2004 House • Referred to Public Safety & Crime Prevention
1/23/2004 House • On Committee agenda-- Public Safety & Crime Prevention, 02/04/04, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
2/4/2004 House • Favorable by- Public Safety & Crime Prevention; YEAS 16 NAYS 0; Placed on Calendar
3/2/2004 House • Introduced, referred to Public Safety & Crime Prevention -HJ 00027; On Committee agenda-- Public Safety & Crime Prevention, 02/04/04, 9:00 am, Morris Hall; Favorable by- Public Safety & Crime Prevention; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -HJ 00134; Placed on Calendar -HJ 00134
3/3/2004 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00184
3/4/2004 House • Read third time -HJ 00197; Passed; YEAS 108 NAYS 0 -HJ 00197
3/5/2004 Senate • In Messages
3/16/2004 Senate • Received, referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice -SJ 00340
4/23/2004 Senate • Withdrawn from Judiciary; Criminal Justice -SJ 00867; Substituted for SB 398 -SJ 00867; Read second time -SJ 00867; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00867
4/24/2004 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00900; Passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 00900
4/26/2004 House • In returning messages
4/30/2004 House • Concurred -HJ 01335; Passed as amended; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 -HJ 01335; Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -HJ 01336
5/10/2004 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
5/11/2004 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2004-30