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Gilbert’s bills pass
After emergency surgery January 12 to correct a ruptured spinal disk and intense rehabilitation at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Delegate Todd Gilbert (R), Shenandoah, expects to return this week to the House of Delegates afternoon voting sessions. For the time being, his mornings will continue to be occupied with physical therapy in Richmond.
Three of Gilbert’s bills passed on the floor of the House of Delegates.
* HB 2348 would subject an accomplice in a capital murder to a death penalty trial. The bill would eliminate the “triggerman rule” in the Commonwealth criminal code, which limits a death penalty trial to the person actually performing the murder.
* HB 2347 provides that the willful, deliberate and premeditated killing of any witness under subpoena in a criminal case when the killing is for the purpose of interfering with the person’s duties in such case is punishable as capital murder.
* HB 2321 makes it a felony for a person to use a computer to order goods with another’s identity or other false payment scheme.
“I am very relieved to be released by my physicians for the resumption of my duties on the House floor. Even though I will continue my rehabilitation efforts during weekday mornings, it will be very rewarding to be able to return to the floor to vote on legislation before the General Assembly. I have been so appreciative of the many people who have expressed their concern for me through their thoughts and prayers. It has really been a blessing,” Gilbert said in a prepared statement.
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