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1996 SESSION

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SB 15 Murder in course of an abduction.

Introduced by: H. Russell Potts, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Death penalty. Allows imposition of the death penalty in any case involving the willful, deliberate, premeditated killing of another in the commission of an abduction for pecuniary gain or with intent to defile. Currently, the victim of this offense must be under the age of 12 in order to invoke the capital murder statute. This bill is similar to HB 286.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/96  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 965843724  pdf
• 01/24/96  Senate: Committee substitute printed 965887724-S1  pdf
• 03/13/96  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB15ER)  pdf
• 04/19/96  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0876)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/10/96  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 965843724
• 01/10/96  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/24/96  Senate: Committee substitute printed 965887724-S1
• 01/24/96  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/sub. (13-Y 2-N)
• 01/25/96  Senate: Const. reading disp. (39-Y 0-N), passed by for the day
• 01/25/96  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
• 01/26/96  Senate: Read second time
• 01/26/96  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 01/26/96  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 965887724-S1
• 01/26/96  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - comm. sub. 965887724-S1
• 01/29/96  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 3-N)
• 01/29/96  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (36-Y 3-N)
• 01/29/96  Senate: Communicated to House
• 01/30/96  House: Placed on Calendar
• 01/31/96  House: Read first time
• 01/31/96  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/19/96  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
• 03/01/96  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/96  House: Read second time
• 03/05/96  House: Read third time
• 03/05/96  House: Passed House (95-Y 5-N)
• 03/05/96  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (95-Y 5-N)
• 03/13/96  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB15ER)
• 03/20/96  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/21/96  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/22/96  House: Signed by Speaker
• 04/10/96  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 876 (effective 7/1/96)
• 04/19/96  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0876)