WA People
BILL · 2003–04 SESSION

HB 1407: Felony murder

Reaffirming assault as a predicate felony for felony murder.

Summary

  • Does not agree with or accept the court's findings of legislative intent in State v. Andress , Docket No. 71170-4 (October 24, 2002), and reasserts that assault has always been and still remains a predicate offense for felony murder in the second degree under the statute. To prevent a misconstruction of the legislature's original intent and the law, the legislature finds in light of State v.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 24, 2003
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Lois McMahan (R-26)
Introduced
January 24, 2003 in the House
Last action
January 12, 2004

AN ACT Relating to assault as a predicate for felony murder;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Lois McMahan (R-26)

18 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 18 Republicans)

Mike Carrell R-28Gigi Talcott R-28Bob Sump R-7Tom Mielke R-18Roger Bush R-2Beverly Woods R-23Doug Ericksen R-42Barbara Bailey R-10Mark Schoesler R-9Dan Kristiansen R-39Don Cox R-9Brad Benson R-6Lynn Schindler R-4Toby Nixon R-45Cary Condotta R-12Jerome Delvin R-8John Ahern R-6Kirk Pearson R-39

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. First reading, referred to Criminal Justice & Corrections.

HB 1407 in other sessions

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