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2007 SESSION

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SB 1116 Capital murder; premeditated killing of a judge or a witness, redefinition thereof.

Introduced by: Nick Rerras | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Capital murder of a judge or witness. Provides that the willful, deliberate and premeditated killing of a judge or justice when the killing is for the purpose of interfering with the judge's official duties is punishable as capital murder, a Class 1 felony, and 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.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/07  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 077019134  pdf | impact statement
• 01/18/07  Senate: Committee substitute printed 077806804-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/20/07  House: Committee substitute printed 077043804-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 03/08/07  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1116ER)  pdf | impact statements
• 04/11/07  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0846)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Governor's veto explanation

HISTORY

• 01/09/07  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 077019134
• 01/09/07  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/17/07  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (12-Y 3-N)
• 01/18/07  Senate: Committee substitute printed 077806804-S1
• 01/19/07  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 01/19/07  Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
• 01/22/07  Senate: Read second time
• 01/22/07  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 01/22/07  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 077806804-S1
• 01/22/07  Senate: Motion to rerefer to committee rejected
• 01/22/07  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1116S1
• 01/23/07  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (30-Y 10-N)
• 01/23/07  Senate: VOTE: (30-Y 10-N)
• 01/23/07  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/03/07  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/03/07  House: Read first time
• 02/03/07  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/06/07  House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
• 02/19/07  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 1-N)
• 02/20/07  House: Committee substitute printed 077043804-H1
• 02/20/07  House: Read second time
• 02/21/07  House: Read third time
• 02/21/07  House: Committee substitute agreed to 077043804-H1
• 02/21/07  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1116H1
• 02/21/07  House: Passed House with substitute (82-Y 12-N)
• 02/21/07  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (82-Y 12-N)
• 02/22/07  Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (31-Y 9-N)
• 02/22/07  Senate: VOTE: (31-Y 9-N)
• 03/08/07  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/08/07  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1116ER)
• 03/08/07  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/11/07  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/26/07  Governor: Vetoed by Governor
• 04/04/07  Senate: Passed in enrolled form (30-Y 10-N)
• 04/04/07  House: Motion to override Governor's veto agreed to (81-Y 18-N)
• 04/04/07  House: VOTE: OVERRIDE GOVERNOR'S VETO (81-Y 14-N)
• 04/04/07  House: Reconsideration of Governor's recommendation rejected
• 04/04/07  Senate: Governor's veto overridden
• 04/04/07  House: Bill became law, Chapter 846 (effective 7/1/07)
• 04/11/07  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0846)