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2024 SESSION

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HB 63 Criminal cases; request for a jury to ascertain punishment.

Introduced by: Marcus B. Simon | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Criminal cases; request for a jury to ascertain punishment. Provides that an accused may withdraw a request for a jury to ascertain punishment up until the commencement of the sentencing proceeding. The bill also provides that counsel for either party shall have the right to examine jurors regarding the potential range of punishment regardless of whether the jury will ascertain punishment and that the court or counsel for either party may inform any person or juror during voir dire as to the potential range of punishment to ascertain if the person or juror can sit impartially in the guilt or sentencing phase of the case.

FULL TEXT

• 12/22/23  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102961D  pdf
• 01/19/24  House: Committee substitute printed 24105580D-H1  pdf
• 02/27/24  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB63ER)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
• House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
• Governor's veto explanation

HISTORY

• 12/22/23  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102961D
• 12/22/23  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/17/24  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 2-N)
• 01/19/24  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
• 01/19/24  House: Committee substitute printed 24105580D-H1
• 01/23/24  House: Read first time
• 01/24/24  House: Read second time
• 01/24/24  House: Committee substitute agreed to 24105580D-H1
• 01/24/24  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB63H1
• 01/25/24  House: Passed by for the day
• 01/26/24  House: Read third time and passed House (53-Y 42-N)
• 01/26/24  House: VOTE: Passage (53-Y 42-N)
• 01/29/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 01/29/24  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/19/24  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (8-Y 5-N)
• 02/20/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/24  Senate: Read third time
• 02/21/24  Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
• 02/27/24  House: Enrolled
• 02/27/24  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB63ER)
• 02/27/24  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/01/24  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/11/24  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
• 03/11/24  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
• 03/20/24  Governor: Vetoed by Governor
• 04/17/24  House: House sustained Governor's veto