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2020 SPECIAL SESSION I
SB 5007 Criminal cases; sentencing reform, procedure for trial by jury, etc.
Introduced by: Joseph D. Morrissey | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Criminal cases; sentencing reform. Provides that in a criminal case the court shall ascertain the extent of the punishment unless the accused has requested that the jury ascertain punishment or was found guilty of capital murder. The bill also provides that if a jury cannot agree on a punishment, the court shall fix punishment. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2021.
FULL TEXT
- 07/31/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 08/18/20 20200360D pdf
- 08/20/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20200902D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 09/03/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20201006D-S2 pdf | impact statement
- 09/22/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20201248D-H1 pdf | impact statements
- 10/14/20 Senate: Conference substitute printed 20201357D-S3 pdf
- 10/28/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB5007ER) pdf | impact statement
- 11/05/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0043) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- House amendments adopted
- House amendments engrossed
- Conference amendments
HISTORY
- 07/31/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 08/18/20 20200360D
- 07/31/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 08/20/20 Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (10-Y 5-N)
- 08/20/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20200902D-S1
- 08/20/20 Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
- 09/03/20 Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (11-Y 4-N)
- 09/03/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20201006D-S2
- 09/04/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- 09/09/20 Senate: Read second time
- 09/09/20 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 09/09/20 Senate: Committee substitute from Judiciary rejected 20200902D-S1
- 09/09/20 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 09/09/20 Senate: Committee substitute from Finance and Appropriations agreed to 20201006D-S2
- 09/09/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB5007S2
- 09/10/20 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (22-Y 18-N)
- 09/17/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 09/17/20 House: Read first time
- 09/17/20 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 09/22/20 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (11-Y 9-N)
- 09/22/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20201248D-H1
- 09/22/20 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 09/25/20 House: Reported from Appropriations with amendment (13-Y 9-N)
- 09/29/20 House: Read second time
- 10/02/20 House: Read third time
- 10/02/20 House: Committee substitute agreed to 20201248D-H1
- 10/02/20 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 10/02/20 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment SB5007H1
- 10/02/20 House: Passed House with substitute with amendment (57-Y 42-N)
- 10/02/20 House: VOTE: Passage (57-Y 42-N)
- 10/07/20 Senate: House substitute with amendments rejected by Senate (3-Y 33-N)
- 10/07/20 Senate: Reconsideration of House substitute with amendment agreed to by Senate (36-Y 0-N)
- 10/07/20 Senate: House substitute with amendment rejected by Senate (13-Y 23-N)
- 10/07/20 House: House insisted on substitute with amendment
- 10/07/20 House: House requested conference committee
- 10/07/20 Senate: Senate acceded to request (23-Y 12-N)
- 10/07/20 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 10/07/20 Senate: Senators: Morrissey, Edwards, Stanley
- 10/07/20 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 10/07/20 House: Delegates: Herring, Scott, Coyner
- 10/14/20 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 10/14/20 Senate: Conference substitute printed 20201357D-S3
- 10/14/20 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 10/16/20 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (22-Y 16-N)
- 10/16/20 House: Conference report agreed to by House (55-Y 43-N)
- 10/16/20 House: VOTE: Agreed To (55-Y 43-N)
- 10/28/20 Senate: Enrolled
- 10/28/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB5007ER)
- 10/28/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 10/30/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 10/30/20 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on October 30, 2020
- 10/30/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., November 6, 2020
- 11/05/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 43 (effective 7/1/21)
- 11/05/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0043)