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2002 SESSION

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SB 131 Constitutional amendment; claims of actual innocence.

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

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Constitutional amendment (voter referendum); claims of actual innocence. Provides for a referendum at the November 5, 2002, election to approve or reject an amendment to permit the Supreme Court to consider, as part of its original jurisdiction, claims of actual innocence presented by convicted felons in the cases and manner provided by the General Assembly. See, also, SJR 42, companion resolution.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/02  Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/02 020644536  pdf | impact statement
• 03/01/02  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB131ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/08/02  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0603)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/09/02  Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/02 020644536
• 01/09/02  Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 01/15/02  Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)
• 01/17/02  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/17/02  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/18/02  Senate: Read second time and engrossed
• 01/21/02  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/21/02  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/21/02  Senate: Communicated to House
• 01/28/02  House: Placed on Calendar
• 01/28/02  House: Read first time
• 01/28/02  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/13/02  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 1-N)
• 02/13/02  House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/22/02  House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/02  House: Read second time
• 02/26/02  House: Read third time
• 02/26/02  House: Passed House (95-Y 2-N)
• 02/26/02  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (95-Y 2-N)
• 03/01/02  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB131ER)
• 03/05/02  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/05/02  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/07/02  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/06/02  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 603 (effective 7/1/02)
• 04/08/02  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0603)