Death sentence; execution dates (SB395)
Introduced By
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Death sentence; execution dates. Removes some of the circumstances in which circuit courts are required to set execution dates before state and federal review of an inmate%92s death sentence is complete. The Federal Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 has revised the remedies available to the convicted person and imposes a one-year statute of limitations for filing petitions for federal review of state convictions and sentences. Read the Bill »
Status
02/05/2008: failed senate
History
Date | Action |
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01/08/2008 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 081523228 |
01/08/2008 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/10/2008 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal |
01/30/2008 | Reported from Courts of Justice (6-Y 5-N) (see vote tally) |
02/01/2008 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/04/2008 | Read second time and engrossed |
02/05/2008 | Read third time and defeated by Senate (10-Y 28-N) (see vote tally) |