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1996 SESSION

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SB 22 Jury sentencing; bifurcated trial.

Introduced by: Kenneth W. Stolle | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Bifurcated trial. Provides the court with a mechanism to deal with a case in which a jury cannot agree on punishment. If the court, the attorney for the Commonwealth, and the defendant agree, the court is to fix the punishment.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/96  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 966904739  pdf
• 02/12/96  Senate: Printed as engrossed 966904739-E  pdf
• 03/19/96  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB22ER)  pdf
• 04/12/96  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0664)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/10/96  Senate: Presented & ordered printed 966904739
• 01/10/96  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/23/96  Senate: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: Criminal Justice
• 02/07/96  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/amd. (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/09/96  Senate: Const. reading disp. (39-Y 0-N), passed by for the day
• 02/09/96  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/96  Senate: Read second time
• 02/12/96  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/12/96  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/12/96  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/12/96  Senate: Printed as engrossed 966904739-E
• 02/12/96  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/96  Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/96  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/96  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/96  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/13/96  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/14/96  House: Read first time
• 02/14/96  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/19/96  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
• 03/04/96  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
• 03/05/96  House: Read second time
• 03/06/96  House: Read third time
• 03/06/96  House: Passed House (Block Vote) (99-Y 0-N)
• 03/06/96  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 03/19/96  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB22ER)
• 03/25/96  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/26/96  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/28/96  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/06/96  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 664 (effective 7/1/96)
• 04/12/96  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0664)