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2007 SESSION

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HB 2347 Capital murder; includes premeditated killing of witness in criminal case.

Introduced by: C. Todd Gilbert | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Capital murder of a witness in a criminal case; penalty.  Provides that the willful, deliberate and premeditated killing of any witness under subpoena in a criminal case when the killing is for the purpose of interfering with the person's duties in such case is punishable as capital murder, a Class 1 felony. Identical provisions are contained in SB 1116.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/07  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 077761134  pdf | impact statement
• 02/21/07  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2347ER)  pdf | impact statements
• 04/11/07  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0844)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Senate amendments
• Senate amendments engrossed
• Governor's veto explanation

HISTORY

• 01/09/07  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 077761134
• 01/09/07  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/16/07  House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
• 01/22/07  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 0-N)
• 01/24/07  House: Read first time
• 01/25/07  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 01/26/07  House: Read third time and passed House (83-Y 13-N)
• 01/26/07  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (83-Y 13-N)
• 01/26/07  House: Communicated to Senate
• 01/29/07  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 01/29/07  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/07/07  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (12-Y 2-N)
• 02/09/07  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/07  Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/07  Senate: Read third time
• 02/12/07  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/12/07  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/12/07  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/12/07  Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (30-Y 10-N)
• 02/12/07  Senate: VOTE: (30-Y 10-N)
• 02/13/07  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/14/07  House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (87-Y 7-N)
• 02/14/07  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (87-Y 7-N)
• 02/21/07  House: Enrolled
• 02/21/07  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2347ER)
• 02/21/07  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/22/07  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/26/07  Governor: Vetoed by Governor
• 04/03/07  House: Placed on Calendar
• 04/04/07  House: Motion to override Governor's veto agreed to (83-Y 16-N)
• 04/04/07  House: VOTE: OVERRIDE GOVERNOR'S VETO (83-Y 16-N)
• 04/04/07  Senate: Passed in enrolled form (29-Y 10-N)
• 04/04/07  House: Governor's veto overridden
• 04/04/07  House: Bill became law, Chapter 844 (effective 7/1/07)
• 04/11/07  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0844)