Sentencing proceeding by the jury after conviction; recommendation of leniency. (SB326)
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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
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. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/06/2020 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102165D |
| 01/06/2020 | Referred to Committee on the Judiciary |
| 01/08/2020 | Moved from Courts of Justice to Judiciary due to a change of the committee name |
| 01/31/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (SB326) |
| 02/05/2020 | Reported from Judiciary with amendment (10-Y 3-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/05/2020 | Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations |
| 02/06/2020 | Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/10/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed (36-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/11/2020 | Read second time |
| 02/11/2020 | Reading of amendment waived |
| 02/11/2020 | Committee amendment agreed to |
| 02/11/2020 | Engrossed by Senate as amended SB326E |
| 02/11/2020 | Printed as engrossed 20102165D-E |
| 02/11/2020 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/11/2020 | Passed Senate (22-Y 18-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/12/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (SB326E) |
| 02/14/2020 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/14/2020 | Read first time |
| 02/14/2020 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 02/18/2020 | Assigned Courts sub: Criminal |
| 02/19/2020 | Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2021 |
| 02/24/2020 | Continued to 2021 in Courts of Justice |
| 12/04/2020 | Left in Courts of Justice |
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