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1998 SESSION
SB 90 Capital murder; killing of a witness.
Introduced by: Charles J. Colgan | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Capital murder. Makes the killing of a person, for the purpose of preventing that person from testifying in any judicial proceeding, a capital offense.
FULL TEXT
- 01/14/98 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 988556633 pdf
- 02/06/98 Senate: Printed as engrossed 988556633-E pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/14/98 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 988556633
- 01/14/98 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/20/98 Senate: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: Criminal Law/Procedure
- 02/04/98 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/amds. (12-Y 3-N)
- 02/05/98 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/98 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/98 Senate: Read second time
- 02/06/98 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/06/98 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/06/98 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/06/98 Senate: Printed as engrossed 988556633-E
- 02/09/98 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (34-Y 4-N)
- 02/09/98 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (34-Y 4-N)
- 02/09/98 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/10/98 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/11/98 House: Read first time
- 02/11/98 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/23/98 House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
- 03/09/98 House: Continued to 1999 in Courts of Justice (24-Y 0-N)