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2007 SESSION
HB 616 Sentencing proceeding; victim impact testimony is to be admitted during jury hearing.
Introduced by: John M. O'Bannon, III | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Sentencing proceeding. Clarifies that victim impact testimony is to be admitted during a jury sentencing hearing at the same time that prior convictions are admitted.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/06 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 061103440 pdf
- 01/26/06 House: Printed as engrossed 061103440-E pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/10/06 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 061103440
- 01/10/06 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/18/06 House: Assigned to Courts of Justice sub-committee: Criminal Law
- 01/23/06 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (21-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/06 House: Read first time
- 01/26/06 House: Read second time
- 01/26/06 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/26/06 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB616E
- 01/26/06 House: Printed as engrossed 061103440-E
- 01/27/06 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/06 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/06 House: Communicated to Senate
- 01/30/06 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/30/06 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/20/06 Senate: Continued to 2007 in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
- 12/11/06 Senate: Left in Courts of Justice