Bill Summary

HB 7101 Sentencing for Capital Felonies (2016 Session)
Sentencing for Capital Felonies: Requiring the prosecutor to give notice to the defendant and to file the notice with the court within a certain timeframe if the prosecutor intends to seek the death penalty; requiring juries to determine the existence of aggravating factors, if any, in the penalty phase of capital cases; requiring a certain determination by at least 10 jurors to support a recommendation of a sentence of death; deleting provisions relating to advisory sentencing by juries and findings by the court in support of sentences of death, etc. Effective Date: March 7, 2016
02/05/16
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Filed (Formerly PCB CRJS7)
02/08/16
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Referred to Judiciary Committee
02/08/16
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Now in Judiciary Committee
02/08/16
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On Committee agenda - Judiciary Committee, 02/10/16, 9:00 am, 404 H
02/10/16
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Favorable by Judiciary Committee; 17 Yeas, 1 Nay
02/10/16
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
02/15/16
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/17/16
02/17/16
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Read Second Time; Amendment Adopted (213683); Placed on Third Reading, 02/18/16
02/17/16
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Engrossed Text (E1) Filed
02/18/16
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Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 93 Yeas / 20 Nays)
02/23/16
SENATE
In Messages
02/23/16
SENATE
Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations
03/02/16
SENATE
Withdrawn from Criminal Justice; Appropriations; Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading; Substituted for SB 7068; Read Second Time; Placed on Third Reading, 03/03/16
03/03/16
SENATE
Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 35 Yeas / 5 Nays)
03/03/16
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Ordered enrolled
03/03/16
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Enrolled Text (ER) Filed
03/03/16
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Signed by Officers and presented to Governor (Governor has until 03/10/16 to act on this bill)
03/07/16
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Approved by Governor, Chapter No. 2016-13
7101
Filed on 02/05/16
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Amendment 396137 DE
Filed on 02/09/16
Failed
Amendment 213683
Filed on 02/16/16
Adopted on 2nd Reading
Amendment 471067
Filed on 02/16/16
Withdrawn
Amendment 976163
Filed on 02/16/16
Withdrawn
7101E1
Filed on 02/17/16
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
7101ER
Filed on 03/03/16
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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