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SB 497 Death penalty; prohibited for mentally retarded persons.

Introduced by: John S. Edwards | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Death penalty. Prohibits the imposition of the death penalty on mentally retarded persons. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2003.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/02  Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/09/02 024368420  pdf | impact statement
• 02/05/02  Senate: Committee substitute printed 024731420-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/07/02  Senate: Printed as engrossed 024731420-ES1  pdf | impact statement

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/09/02  Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/09/02 024368420
• 01/09/02  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/30/02  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/amds (15-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/02  Senate: Rereferred to Finance
• 02/05/02  Senate: Committee substitute printed 024731420-S1
• 02/05/02  Senate: Reported from Finance with substitute (14-Y 1-N)
• 02/06/02  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/02  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/02  Senate: Read second time
• 02/07/02  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/07/02  Senate: Committee amendments rejected
• 02/07/02  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/07/02  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 024731420-S1
• 02/07/02  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/07/02  Senate: Amendment by Sen. Edwards agreed to
• 02/07/02  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee sub w/amd 024731420-ES1
• 02/07/02  Senate: Printed as engrossed 024731420-ES1
• 02/08/02  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/02  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/02  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/13/02  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/13/02  House: Read first time
• 02/13/02  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/18/02  House: Continued to 2003 in Courts of Justice (17-Y 5-N)
• 12/09/02  House: Left in Courts of Justice