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2009 SESSION

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SB 1409 Capital murder; adds auxiliary police officers, etc., to definition of law-enforcement officer.

Introduced by: Thomas K. Norment, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Capital murder; auxiliary police officers.  Adds auxiliary police officers and auxiliary deputy sheriffs to the definition of law-enforcement officer in the capital murder statute so that the death sentence can be imposed for the murder of such an officer.

FULL TEXT

• 01/14/09  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 098380284  pdf | impact statements
• 03/09/09  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1409ER)  pdf | impact statement

AMENDMENTS

• Governor's veto explanation

HISTORY

• 01/14/09  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/09 098380284
• 01/14/09  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/15/09  Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
• 01/28/09  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 2-N)
• 01/30/09  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/09  Senate: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/03/09  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (33-Y 6-N)
• 02/03/09  Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/09  Senate: Passed Senate (30-Y 10-N)
• 02/12/09  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/12/09  House: Read first time
• 02/12/09  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/23/09  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (17-Y 2-N)
• 02/24/09  House: Read second time
• 02/25/09  House: Read third time
• 02/25/09  House: Passed House (80-Y 18-N)
• 02/25/09  House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (80-Y 18-N)
• 03/09/09  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/09/09  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1409ER)
• 03/10/09  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/11/09  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/30/09  Governor: Vetoed by Governor
• 04/07/09  Senate: Placed on Calendar
• 04/08/09  Senate: Motion to pass in enrolled form rejected (23-Y 15-N)
• 04/08/09  Senate: Senate sustained Governor's veto