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2008 Regular Session

Senate Bill 688

AN ACT CONCERNING MURDER AND INHERITANCE.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on May 2, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To prohibit the estate of a criminal actor in a murder-suicide, or the estate of any other person who intentionally or recklessly causes the death of another and dies prior to being adjudged guilty, from benefiting from the estate of the decedent or from the decedent's life insurance policy or annuity if the court finds that the person would have been adjudged guilty of killing the decedent had the person survived.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

2 co-sponsors

Andrew W. Roraback, John A. Kissel

In the House of Representatives

    3 co-sponsors

    Minnie Gonzalez, William A. Hamzy, Claudia M. Powers

    Its course

    March 7 to May 2, 2008, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action14 actions on 7 days

    In the SenateMar 7 to May 155 days

    Judiciary CommitteeMar 7 to Mar 1710 days

    In the House of RepresentativesMay 1 to May 2 · stopped1 day

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

    l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the Senate Mar 7 – May 1

    1. Mar 7Introduced and sent to Judiciary Committee
    2. Mar 10Heard in Judiciary Committee
    3. Mar 17Judiciary Committee recommended it
    4. May 1Passed the Senate

    In the House of Representatives May 1

    1. May 1Sent to the House of Representatives
    All 14 actions, as published
    1. Mar 7REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Mar 10PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 17Joint FavorableBoth houses
    4. Mar 17FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 28REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Apr 3RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 3FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    8. Apr 3SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    9. Apr 3FILE NO.Both houses
    10. May 1SENATE PASSEDSenate
    11. May 1ON CONSENT CALENDARSenate
    12. May 1IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL TO THE HOUSESenate
    13. May 2FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    14. May 2HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives