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SB 326 Sentencing proceeding by jury after conviction; recommendation of leniency, suspension of sentence.
Introduced by: R. Creigh Deeds | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Sentencing proceeding by the jury after conviction; recommendation of leniency. Provides that a jury may, in ascertaining the punishment for a person convicted of a felony or Class 1 misdemeanor, recommend that the sentence imposed be suspended in whole or in part, or that sentences imposed for multiple offenses be served concurrently, except where such suspension of sentence or concurrent service is prohibited by law. The bill prohibits the trial court from imposing an active term of incarceration in excess of the active term of incarceration recommended by the jury.
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- 01/06/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102165D pdf | impact statement
- 02/11/20 Senate: Printed as engrossed 20102165D-E pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/06/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102165D
- 01/06/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 01/08/20 Senate: Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name
- 02/05/20 Senate: Reported from Judiciary with amendment (10-Y 3-N)
- 02/05/20 Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 02/06/20 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/20 Senate: Read second time
- 02/11/20 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/11/20 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/11/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB326E
- 02/11/20 Senate: Printed as engrossed 20102165D-E
- 02/11/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/20 Senate: Passed Senate (22-Y 18-N)
- 02/14/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/14/20 House: Read first time
- 02/14/20 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/18/20 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 02/19/20 House: Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2021 by voice vote
- 02/24/20 House: Continued to 2021 in Courts of Justice by voice vote