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2001 SESSION

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HB 1827 Death penalty.

Introduced by: Frank D. Hargrove, Sr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Death penalty. Abolishes the death penalty for Class 1 felonies committed on or after July 1, 2001, and mandates the punishment upon conviction as life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. By virtue of the second enactment clause, the bill does not affect anyone who was convicted of or committed a Class 1 felony prior to the effective date of the bill. The bill leaves the majority of death penalty related statutes intact for the prosecution or appeal of a death sentence occurring prior to the change in the law.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/01  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/04/01 010666764  pdf | impact statements

HISTORY

• 01/10/01  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/04/01 010666764
• 01/10/01  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/19/01  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
• 02/01/01  House: Passed by indefinitely in C. J. (23-Y 0-N)