Respecting Families of Murdered and Brutalized Persons Act

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (increasing parole ineligibility)

This bill is from the 42nd Parliament, 1st session, which ended in September 2019.

Sponsor

James Bezan  Conservative

Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)

Status

Report stage (House), as of June 18, 2019
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Criminal Code to provide that a person convicted of the abduction, sexual assault and murder of the same victim in respect of the same event or series of events is to be sentenced to imprisonment for life without eligibility for parole until the person has served a sentence of between twenty-five and forty years as determined by the presiding judge after considering the recommendation, if any, of the jury.

Similar bills

C-296 (44th Parliament, 1st session) Respecting Families of Murdered and Brutalized Persons Act
C-267 (43rd Parliament, 2nd session) Respecting Families of Murdered and Brutalized Persons Act
S-224 (43rd Parliament, 2nd session) Respecting Families of Murdered and Brutalized Persons Act
C-587 (41st Parliament, 2nd session) Respecting Families of Murdered and Brutalized Persons Act
C-478 (41st Parliament, 2nd session) Respecting Families of Murdered and Brutalized Persons Act

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other C-266s:

C-266 (2022) An Act to amend the Excise Act and the Excise Act, 2001 (adjusted duties - beer, malt liquor, spirits and wine)
C-266 (2021) Toxic Substances Warning Label Act
C-266 (2013) Law Pope John Paul II Day Act
C-266 (2011) Pope John Paul II Day Act

Votes

May 16, 2019 Passed 2nd reading of Bill C-266, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (increasing parole ineligibility)

Justice and Human Rights Committee, on June 11, 2019

    Justice and Human Rights Committee, on June 13, 2019

    Justice and Human Rights Committee, on June 18, 2019