HOUSE BILL 563

Sponsored By:

Delegates Marriott, R. Baker, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Brown, Burns, Cane, Cole, C. Davis, D. Davis, Dobson, Fulton, Gladden, Griffith, Grosfeld, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hill, Hixson, Howard, V. Jones, Kirk, Kopp, Mandel, McIntosh, Menes, Montague, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Paige, Patterson, Petzold, Phillips, Rawlings, Sher, Shriver, Swain, and Valderrama

Entitled:

Death Penalty - Moratorium

Synopsis:

Prohibiting execution of the death penalty from July 1, 2001, to June 30, 2003; prohibiting issuance of a warrant of execution from July 1, 2001, to June 30, 2003; providing that a warrant of execution issued before July 1, 2001, that has not been executed before July 1, 2001, is void, and the individual may not be executed before July 1, 2003; and construing the Act not to affect other laws concerning the death penalty.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/5

First Reading Judiciary

2/13

Hearing 3/7 at 1:00 p.m.

3/23

Favorable Report by Judiciary

3/20

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

3/21

Motion vote previous question (Delegate Minnick) Adopted

Third Reading Passed (82-54)

Senate Action

3/26

First Reading Judicial Proceedings

Sponsored by:

Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40

Delegate Rushern L. Baker, III, District 22B

Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24

Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B

Delegate Talmadge Branch, District 45

Delegate Anthony G. Brown, District 25

Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10

Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A

Delegate William H. Cole, IV, District 47A

Delegate Clarence Davis, District 45

Delegate Dereck E. Davis, District 25

Delegate Michael V. Dobson, District 43

Delegate Tony E. Fulton, District 40

Delegate Lisa A. Gladden, District 41

Delegate Melony G. Griffith, District 25

Delegate Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18

Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45

Delegate Anne Healey, District 22A

Delegate C. Sue Hecht, District 3

Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19

Delegate Kerry A. Hill, District 26

Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20

Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24

Delegate Verna L. Jones, District 44

Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44

Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16

Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19

Delegate Maggie L. McIntosh, District 42

Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21

Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43

Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10

Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41

Delegate Jeffrey A. Paige, District 44

Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26

Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19

Delegate Wendell F. Phillips, District 41

Delegate Howard P. Rawlings, District 40

Delegate Tod David Sher, District 14A

Delegate Mark K. Shriver, District 15

Delegate Darren M. Swain, District 24

Delegate David M. Valderrama, District 26

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

DEATH PENALTY

DISCRIMINATION -see also- SEX DISCRIMINATION

MINORITIES -see also- WOMEN

SENTENCES -see also- DEATH PENALTY

Bill affects the following Statute:

Correctional Services

( 3-901 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered

Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):

House

March 21, 2001: Third Reading Passed (82-54)