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2005 SESSION

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HB 1812 Pregnant inmates; prohibits execution.

Introduced by: Robert G. Marshall | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Execution of pregnant inmate.  Requires the Department of Corrections to promulgate regulations assuring that no inmate will be executed while she is pregnant.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Execution of pregnant inmate.  Proscribes the execution of an inmate while she is pregnant. The bill requires the Department of Corrections, if it finds that such female inmate is pregnant, to petition the sentencing court for a new execution date, which is at least 10 months later than the original execution date. The bill does not give the court discretion to determine the accuracy of the Department's finding but only the authority to set a new execution date.