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SB 362 Death penalty; restricted for those 18 yrs. or older at time of offense.
Introduced by: Patricia S. Ticer | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Elimination of capital punishment for minors; penalty. Restricts the death penalty to those who are 18 years of age or older at the time of the capital offense. Currently, the age requirement to receive the death penalty is 16 years of age or older at the time of the offense. This change is being made in response to the case of Roper v. Simmons, 543 U.S. 551 (2005), decided March 1, 2005, in which the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments forbid the execution of offenders who were under the age of 18 at the time of the crime.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/06 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 061241134 pdf | impact statement
- 03/15/06 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB362ER) pdf | impact statements
- 04/17/06 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0733) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/11/06 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 061241134
- 01/11/06 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/25/06 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 1-N)
- 01/27/06 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/06 Senate: VOTE: (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/06 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/31/06 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (34-Y 3-N)
- 01/31/06 Senate: VOTE: (34-Y 3-N)
- 01/31/06 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/14/06 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/14/06 House: Read first time
- 02/14/06 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/16/06 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
- 03/01/06 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (11-Y 10-N)
- 03/03/06 House: Read second time
- 03/06/06 House: Read third time
- 03/06/06 House: Passed House (63-Y 34-N)
- 03/06/06 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (63-Y 34-N)
- 03/15/06 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB362ER)
- 03/15/06 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/15/06 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/16/06 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/05/06 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 733 (effective 7/1/06)
- 04/17/06 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0733)