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1994 SESSION

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HB 862 Death penalty; method of execution.

Introduced by: Phillip Hamilton | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Death penalty; method of execution. Authorizes the prisoner to choose between electrocution and continuous intravenous injection of a lethal substance as the method of execution; if the prisoner fails to choose at least 15 days prior to the scheduled execution date, lethal injection is used. The Department of Corrections is to establish procedures to be used in lethal injection executions.

FULL TEXT

• 01/25/94  House: Presented and ordered printed  pdf
• 02/15/94  House: Printed as engrossed LD3738264 (HB862E)  pdf
• 03/10/94  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB862ER)  pdf
• 04/26/94  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0921)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House amendments
• House amendments rejected
• Senate amendments
• Governor's recommendation

HISTORY

• 01/25/94  House: Presented and ordered printed
• 01/25/94  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 01/28/94  House: Assigned to H. W. I. sub-committee: 1
• 02/01/94  House: Reported from H. W. I. (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/94  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/07/94  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
• 02/14/94  House: Reported from C. J. with amendment (14-Y 8-N)
• 02/14/94  House: Read first time
• 02/15/94  House: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/15/94  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/15/94  House: Amendment by Del. Baker withdrawn
• 02/15/94  House: Motion for pending question agreed to
• 02/15/94  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/15/94  House: Read third time and passed House (57-Y 36-N)
• 02/15/94  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (57-Y 36-N)
• 02/15/94  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/15/94  House: Printed as engrossed LD3738264 (HB862E)
• 02/17/94  Senate: Read first time
• 02/17/94  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/23/94  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/amd. (9-Y 1-N)
• 02/24/94  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/94  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/94  Senate: Read third time
• 02/25/94  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/25/94  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/25/94  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/25/94  Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (27-Y 11-N)
• 02/25/94  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (27-Y 11-N)
• 02/28/94  House: Placed on Calendar
• 03/01/94  House: Motion to Pass By Indefinitely rejected
• 03/01/94  House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (71-Y 22-N)
• 03/01/94  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (71-Y 22-N)
• 03/10/94  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB862ER)
• 03/22/94  House: Enrolled
• 03/23/94  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/24/94  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/12/94  House: Governor's recommendation received by House
• 04/20/94  House: House concurred in Gov's recommendation (94-Y 3-N)
• 04/20/94  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (94-Y 3-N)
• 04/20/94  Senate: Senate concurred in Gov's recommendation (37-Y 1-N)
• 04/20/94  Senate: VOTE: ADOPT GOVERNOR'S RECOMM. (37-Y 1-N)
• 04/20/94  Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
• 04/20/94  House: Reenrolled
• 04/20/94  House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
• 04/20/94  Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
• 04/20/94  House: Enacted, Chapter 921 (effective 1/1/95)
• 04/26/94  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0921)