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2001 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 316

File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure Prior Year Introduction As: HB 388/00 - JUD Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 563

Sponsored By:: Senators Blount, Conway, Currie, Exum, Frosh, Hoffman, Hughes, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Mitchell, Pinsky, Sfikas, and Teitelbaum

Entitled:: Death Penalty - Moratorium

Prohibiting execution of the death penalty from July 1, 2001, to June 30, 2002; prohibiting issuance of a warrant of execution from July 1, 2001, to June 30, 2002; providing that a warrant of execution issued before July 1, 2001, that has not been executed before July 1, 2001, is suspended and the individual may not be executed before July 1, 2002; and construing the Act not to affect other laws concerning the death penalty.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action

1/29: First Reading Judicial Proceedings
2/7: Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
3/29: Motion withdraw bill from committee pursuant to rule 43 (Senator Mooney); Motion Special Order former motion 3/30 (Senator Bromwell) Adopted (31-11)
3/30: Motion withdraw bill from Judicial Proceedings (Senator Mooney) Rejected (8-36)
4/5: Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
4/2: Favorable with Amendments; Special Order 4/6 (Senator Baker) Adopted (24-22)
4/3: Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted; Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/4: Motion Special Order 4/9 (Senator Baker) Rejected (20-26); Motion limit debate (Senator Blount) Rejected (22-24); Motion limit debate (Senator Blount) Rejected (22-23); Motion limit debate (Senator Blount) Rejected (22-22); Special Order Noon 4/9 (Senator Bromwell) Adopted (27-17)
4/5: Special Order 7 P.M. this evening (Senator Mitchell) Adopted
4/7: Motion ppi (Senator Della) Rejected (23-24)

House Action

No Action

Sponsored by:: Senator Clarence W. Blount, District 41; Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43; Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25; Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24; Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16; Senator Barbara A. Hoffman, District 42; Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40; Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10; Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26; Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45; Senator Clarence M. Mitchell, IV, District 44; Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22; Senator Perry Sfikas, District 46; Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19

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:

Senate: Number: 648675/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 6, 2001 at: 12:06 p.m. Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

Senate: March 29, 2001: Motion Special Order former motion until 3/30 (Bromwell) Adopted (31-11); March 30, 2001: Motion Withdraw bill from committee (Mooney) (8-36); April 2, 2001: Motion Special Order until 4/6 (Baker WA) Adopted (24-22); April 4, 2001: Motion Special Order until 4/9 (Baker WA) Rejected (20-26); April 4, 2001: Motion limit debate (Blount) Rejected (22-24); April 4, 2001: Motion limit debate (Blount) Rejected (22-23); April 4, 2001: Motion limit debate (Blount) Rejected (22-22); April 4, 2001: Motion Special Order until Noon 4/9 (Bromwell) Adopted (27-17); April 7, 2001: Motion ppi (Della) Rejected (23-24)