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SB 1295 Freedom of Information Act; exemption for persons designated to carry out execution.
Introduced by: Thomas K. Norment, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Transfer of prisoner to facility housing death chamber; confidentiality of execution records. Provides that the identities of persons designated by the Director to conduct an execution are confidential, exempt from the Freedom of Information Act, and not subject to discovery or introduction as evidence in any civil proceeding unless good cause is shown. The bill also removes the specific time constraints on when a prisoner condemned to die must be transferred to the correctional center that houses the death chamber. The bill is identical to HB2418.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/07 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 070729105 pdf
- 01/23/07 Senate: Printed as engrossed 070729105-E pdf
- 03/08/07 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1295ER) pdf
- 04/05/07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0737) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/10/07 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 070729105
- 01/10/07 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 01/19/07 Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/07 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/07 Senate: VOTE: (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/07 Senate: Read second time
- 01/23/07 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 01/23/07 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 01/23/07 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1295E
- 01/23/07 Senate: Printed as engrossed 070729105-E
- 01/24/07 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/07 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/05/07 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/05/07 House: Read first time
- 02/05/07 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 02/06/07 House: Assigned GL sub: #2 FOIA/Procurement (Marshall, D.)
- 02/15/07 House: Reported from General Laws with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/07 House: Read second time
- 02/20/07 House: Read third time
- 02/20/07 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/20/07 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/20/07 House: Passed House with amendments BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/07 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/07 Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/07 Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/07 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/08/07 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1295ER)
- 03/08/07 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/11/07 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/21/07 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 737 (effective 7/1/07)
- 04/05/07 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0737)