HB260 Summary

• Eliminates the common law "year-and-a-day rule" that previously prevented prosecution for homicide if the victim died more than one year and one day after the offender's wrongful act.

• Allows prosecution for any form of criminal homicide if the offender's wrongful act causes death, regardless of how much time elapses between the act and the victim's death.

• Applies only to acts occurring on or after the bill's effective date.

• Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and gubernatorial approval.

• Exempted from additional constitutional requirements regarding local expenditures because it defines a new crime or amends an existing crime definition.