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SB 1294 Sentencing proceeding; victim impact testimony and prior convictions may be presented to jury.
Introduced by: Thomas K. Norment, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Jury sentencing proceeding. Restates, to eliminate any possibility of confusion, the provision in current law that victim impact testimony may be presented at the sentencing proceeding. The bill also allows the punishments imposed on the defendant for prior convictions to be presented to the jury. This bill is identical to HB 2318.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/07 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 073378105 pdf
- 02/05/07 Senate: Committee substitute printed 070576780-S1 pdf
- 03/07/07 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1294ER) pdf
- 03/21/07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0388) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/10/07 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 073378105
- 01/10/07 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/05/07 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/07 Senate: Committee substitute printed 070576780-S1
- 02/06/07 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/07 Senate: Read second time
- 02/06/07 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/06/07 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 070576780-S1
- 02/06/07 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1294S1
- 02/06/07 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/07 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/07 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/07/07 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/07/07 House: Read first time
- 02/07/07 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/09/07 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
- 02/16/07 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/07 House: Read second time
- 02/21/07 House: Read third time
- 02/21/07 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/07 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/07 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/07 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1294ER)
- 03/07/07 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/08/07 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/15/07 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 388 (effective 7/1/07)
- 03/21/07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0388)