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2021 SESSION
SB 811 Sentencing in a criminal case; procedure for trial by jury, ascertainment of punishment, etc.
Introduced by: Joseph D. Morrissey | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Sentencing in a criminal case; jury trial. Provides that in a criminal case the court shall ascertain the extent of the punishment, unless the accused has requested that the jury ascertain punishment or was found guilty of capital murder.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103829D pdf | impact statement
- 02/05/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20107869D-S1 pdf | impact statement
HISTORY
- 01/08/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103829D
- 01/08/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 01/24/20 Senate: Assigned Judiciary sub: Criminal Law
- 02/05/20 Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (10-Y 5-N)
- 02/05/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20107869D-S1
- 02/07/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/20 Senate: Read second time
- 02/10/20 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/10/20 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 20107869D-S1
- 02/10/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB811S1
- 02/11/20 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 17-N)
- 02/14/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/14/20 House: Read first time
- 02/14/20 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/18/20 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 02/28/20 House: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2021 by voice vote
- 03/02/20 House: Continued to 2021 in Courts of Justice by voice vote
- 12/04/20 House: Left in Courts of Justice