Bill Type
Long Title
AN ACT DEFINING AND PENALIZING ENFORCED OR INVOLUNTARY DISAPPEARANCE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Short Title
ANTI-ENFORCED OR INVOLUNTARY DISAPPEARANCE ACT OF 2006
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87
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Legislative History

House Bill/Resolution NO. HB04959
FULL TITLE : AN ACT DEFINING AND PENALIZING THE CRIME OF ENFORCED OR INVOLUNTARY DISAPPEARANCE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
SHORT TITLE : "Anti-Enforced or Involuntary Disappearance Act of 2005."
ABSTRACT : “Anti-Enforced or Involuntary Disappearance Act of 2005”. The salient features of the bill include the following, among others: a) it adopts the United Nations definition of enforced or involuntary disappearance, b) it considers enforced or involuntary disappearance as a continuing offense, and c) it prescribes reclusion temporal or reclusion perpetua as penalties for enforced or involuntary disappearance.
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : LAGMAN, EDCELC.
DATE FILED : 2005-12-05
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
CO-AUTHORS :
1. Ocampo 2. Casiño
3. Datumanong 4. Virador
5. Beltran 6. Mariano
7. Maza 8. Magtubo
9. Baterina 10. Aguja
11. Castro 12. Sumulong
13. Jaworski 14. Cabilao
CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) :
1. Rosales (063 ) 2. Hontiveros-baraquel (063 )
3. Zialcita (060 ) 4. De Guzman (060 )
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 01222
SUBMITTED ON 2005-12-05
SUBMITTED BY: JUSTICE
RECOMMENDATIONS: approval
SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB00011, HB01556
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2005-12-07
DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2005-12-07
DATE CALENDARED : 2005-12-13
SECOND READING INFORMATION
PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2006-04-05
SPONSORED BY :  Lagman
DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2006-04-05
THIRD READING INFORMATION
DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2006-05-17
DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2006-05-29
HOUSE VOTES:    YEAS:135     NAYS:0    ABSTAIN:.0
DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE:  2006-05-31
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE
DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE:  2006-05-31
REMARKS : 

Senate Legislative History

Entitled:
AN ACT DEFINING AND PENALIZING ENFORCED OR INVOLUNTARY DISAPPEARANCE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
[ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 13TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2006 ]
6/1/2006 Filed in the Senate requesting for concurrence by Representatives EDCEL C. LAGMAN, ET. AL. as authors;
6/5/2006 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee(s) on JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS and CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS, REVISION OF CODES AND LAWS;

Abstract

“Anti-Enforced or Involuntary Disappearance Act of 2005”. The salient features of the bill include the following, among others: a) it adopts the United Nations definition of enforced or involuntary disappearance, b) it considers enforced or involuntary disappearance as a continuing offense, and c) it prescribes reclusion temporal or reclusion perpetua as penalties for enforced or involuntary disappearance.'

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