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2000 SESSION

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HB 978 Punishment for conviction of felony.

Introduced by: L. Karen Darner | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Punishment for conviction of felony. Limits the application of the death penalty for a Class 1 felony conviction to those who are 16 years of age or older at the time of the offense.

FULL TEXT

• 01/24/00  House: Presented & ordered printed 002417888  pdf
• 02/14/00  House: Printed as engrossed 002417888-E  pdf
• 03/15/00  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB978ER)  pdf
• 04/11/00  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0361)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/24/00  House: Consent to introduce
• 01/24/00  House: Presented & ordered printed 002417888
• 01/24/00  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/28/00  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
• 02/11/00  House: Reported from C. J. with amendment (23-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/00  House: Read first time
• 02/14/00  House: Read second time
• 02/14/00  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/14/00  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/14/00  House: Printed as engrossed 002417888-E
• 02/15/00  House: Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/00  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N 1-A)
• 02/15/00  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/16/00  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/16/00  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 03/01/00  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
• 03/02/00  Senate: Const. reading disp., passed by for the day (38-Y 0-N)
• 03/02/00  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (38-Y 0-N)
• 03/03/00  Senate: Read third time
• 03/03/00  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/03/00  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/15/00  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB978ER)
• 03/20/00  House: Enrolled
• 03/20/00  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/22/00  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/03/00  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 361 (effective 7/1/00)
• 04/11/00  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0361)