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1997 SESSION
SB 777 Capital murder; criminal drug enterprise.
Introduced by: Kenneth W. Stolle | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Capital murder. Provides that a willful, deliberate and premeditated killing upon the command of a person engaged in a continuing criminal enterprise is punishable as capital murder. A continuing criminal enterprise is defined by reference to the drug kingpin statute to require that the person occupy a position of authority in an organization of at least five persons involved in a series of felony drug violations and that the person derive substantial income or resources from the organization. An accessory before the fact (i.e., one who commands another to do the killing) may be prosecuted as well.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/97 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 971566739 pdf
- 01/30/97 Senate: Committee substitute printed 971620739-S1 pdf
- 02/27/97 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB777ER) pdf
- 03/18/97 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0313) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/08/97 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 971566739
- 01/08/97 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/29/97 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/sub. (9-Y 6-N)
- 01/30/97 Senate: Committee substitute printed 971620739-S1
- 01/30/97 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/97 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/31/97 Senate: Read second time
- 01/31/97 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/31/97 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 971620739-S1
- 01/31/97 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - comm. sub. 971620739-S1
- 02/03/97 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (31-Y 7-N)
- 02/03/97 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (31-Y 7-N)
- 02/03/97 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/05/97 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/06/97 House: Read first time
- 02/06/97 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/10/97 House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
- 02/17/97 House: Reported from C. J. with amendments (21-Y 1-N)
- 02/18/97 House: Read second time
- 02/19/97 House: Read third time
- 02/19/97 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/19/97 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/20/97 House: Read third time
- 02/20/97 House: Amendments by Mr. McDonnell agreed to
- 02/20/97 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/20/97 House: Passed House with amendments (93-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/97 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (93-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/97 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/20/97 Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/97 Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/97 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB777ER)
- 03/04/97 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/05/97 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/06/97 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/13/97 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 313 (effective 7/1/97)
- 03/18/97 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0313)