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Session

2009 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 279

CHAPTER NUMBER: 186

File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure Prior Year Introduction As: SB 645/08 - JPR Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 316

Sponsored By:: Senator Gladden and the President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Currie, Exum, Frosh, Jones, Kelley, King, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, and Raskin

Entitled:: Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Evidence

Restricting the death penalty to a case in which the State presents the court or jury with specified biological or DNA evidence, a videotaped confession, or a video recording that conclusively links the defendant to the murder; prohibiting the death penalty in a case in which the State relies solely on evidence provided by eyewitnesses; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.

Senate Action

1/23: First Reading Judicial Proceedings
1/30: Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
2/11: Hearing cancelled; Hearing 2/18 at 12:30 p.m.
3/2: Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
3/3: Motion Substitute bill for Unfavorable Report (Senator Gladden) Adopted (25-22); Motion Special Order 3/4 (Senator Kittleman) Rejected (13-33); Motion place bill on Second Reading (Senator Gladden) Adopted (24-23); Special Order p.m. session (Senator Gladden) Adopted; Floor Amendment (Senator Della); Motion Rules Suspended to offer Floor Amendment (Senator Della) Rejected (17-27); Floor Amendment (Senator Della) Withdrawn; Floor Amendment (Senator Brochin) Adopted (24-22); Floor Amendment (Senator Zirkin) Adopted (35-10); Floor Amendment (Senator Colburn) Withdrawn; Floor Amendment (Senator Mooney) Withdrawn; Floor Amendment (Senator Jacobs); Motion Recommit to Committee (Senator Pipkin) Rejected (23-23); Floor Amendment (Senator Jacobs) Withdrawn; Floor Amendment (Senator Harrington); Laid Over (Senator Pipkin) Adopted
3/4: Floor Amendment (Senator Harrington) Withdrawn; Floor Amendment (Senator Brochin) Adopted; Floor Amendment (Senator Mooney) Rejected (14-33); Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/5: Motion Recommit to Committee (Senator Kittleman) Rejected (15-32); Motion Returned Second Reading (Senator Stone) Rejected (15-32); Third Reading Passed (34-13)
3/26: Returned Passed

House Action

3/6: First Reading Judiciary
3/11: Hearing 3/17 at 1:00 p.m.
3/13: Hearing cancelled; Hearing 3/17 at 3:00 p.m.
3/23: Favorable Report by Judiciary
3/21: Favorable Report Adopted; Special Order 3/25 (Delegate O'Donnell) Adopted
3/22: Floor Amendment (Delegate Smigiel) Rejected (44-90); Floor Amendment (Delegate Smigiel) Rejected (59-79); Floor Amendment (Delegate Kipke) Rejected (49-82); Floor Amendment (Delegate Krebs) Rejected (50-87); Floor Amendment (Delegate Krebs) Rejected (41-88); Floor Amendment (Delegate O'Donnell) Rejected (42-96); Floor Amendment (Delegate McComas) Rejected (44-94); Second Reading Passed
3/23: Floor Amendment (Delegate Serafini) Rejected (61-75); Floor Amendment (Delegate Shewell) Rejected (58-79); Floor Amendment (Delegate Kach) Rejected (42-91); Floor Amendment (Delegate Smigiel) Rejected (49-87); Floor Amendment (Delegate Boteler) Rejected (48-85); Floor Amendment (Delegate O'Donnell) Withdrawn; Floor Amendment (Delegate McDonough) Rejected (50-89); Third Reading Passed (87-52)

Action after passage in Senate and House

5/7: Approved by the Governor; - Chapter 186

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Administrative Agencies -see also- Electronic Government

Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties; Sentences; etc.

Prisoners -see also- Ex-Offenders

Recordings -see also- Video

Reports

Sentences -see also- Death Penalty

Video

Witnesses

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Criminal Law

( 2-201 , 2-202 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format): Senate Number: 253426/01 Offered on: March 3, 2009 at: 4:39 p.m. Status: Withdrawn Number: 283623/02 Offered on: March 3, 2009 at: 4:54 p.m. Status: Withdrawn Number: 393822/01 Offered on: March 4, 2009 at: 10:25 a.m. Status: Rejected Number: 553820/03 Offered on: March 3, 2009 at: 4:16 p.m. Status: Adopted Number: 603824/01 Offered on: March 3, 2009 at: 3:59 p.m. Status: Withdrawn Number: 633029/03 Offered on: March 3, 2009 at: 4:47 p.m. Status: Withdrawn Number: 703826/02 Offered on: March 3, 2009 at: 4:09 p.m. Status: Adopted Number: 743725/01 Offered on: March 4, 2009 at: 9:33 a.m. Status: Withdrawn Number: 763922/01 Offered on: March 4, 2009 at: 10:22 a.m. Status: Adopted House Number: 103423/02 Offered on: March 25, 2009 at: 11:06 a.m. Status: Rejected Number: 323321/01 Offered on: March 26, 2009 at: 11:49 a.m. Status: Rejected Number: 323727/02 Offered on: March 25, 2009 at: 10:46 a.m. Status: Rejected Number: 343523/01 Offered on: March 26, 2009 at: 12:11 p.m. Status: Rejected Number: 353427/01 Offered on: March 26, 2009 at: 12:08 p.m. Status: Withdrawn Number: 393326/02 Offered on: March 25, 2009 at: 11:46 a.m. Status: Rejected Number: 403420/01 Offered on: March 26, 2009 at: 12:05 p.m. Status: Rejected Number: 503621/01 Offered on: March 25, 2009 at: 11:42 a.m. Status: Rejected Number: 533121/01 Offered on: March 25, 2009 at: 11:34 a.m. Status: Rejected Number: 583529/01 Offered on: March 25, 2009 at: 11:41 a.m. Status: Rejected Number: 603528/01 Offered on: March 25, 2009 at: 11:29 a.m. Status: Rejected Number: 743924/01 Offered on: March 26, 2009 at: 11:25 a.m. Status: Rejected Number: 783028/01 Offered on: March 26, 2009 at: 11:57 a.m. Status: Rejected Number: 883624/01 Offered on: March 26, 2009 at: 11:52 a.m. Status: Rejected
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 3, 2009: Motion Substitute bill for Unfavorable Report (Gladden) Adopted (25-22)
March 3, 2009: Motion Special Order until 3/4 (Kittleman) Rejected (13-33)
March 3, 2009: Motion place bill on Second Reading (Gladden) Adopted (24-23)
March 3, 2009: Motion Rules Suspended to offer Floor Amendment (Della) {603824/1 Rejected (17-27)
March 3, 2009: Floor Amendment (Brochin) {703826/2 Adopted (24-22)
March 3, 2009: Floor Amendment (Zirkin) {553820/3 Adopted (35-10)
March 3, 2009: Motion Recommit to Committee (Judicial Proceedings,Pipkin) Rejected (23-23)
March 4, 2009: Floor Amendment (Mooney) {393822/1 Rejected (14-33)
March 5, 2009: Motion Recommit to Committee Judicial Proceedings (Kittleman) Rejected (15-32)
March 5, 2009: Motion Returned Second Reading (Stone) Rejected (15-32)
March 5, 2009: Third Reading Passed (34-13)

House
March 22, 2009: Floor Amendment (Smigiel) {323727/2 Rejected (44-90)
March 22, 2009: Floor Amendment (Smigiel) {103423/2 Rejected (59-79)
March 22, 2009: Floor Amendment (Kipke) {603528/1 Rejected (49-82)
March 22, 2009: Floor Amendment (Krebs) {533121/1 Rejected (50-87)
March 22, 2009: Floor Amendment (Krebs) {583529/1 Rejected (41-88)
March 22, 2009: Floor Amendment (ODonnell) {503621/1 Rejected (42-96)
March 22, 2009: Floor Amendment (McComas) {393326/2 Rejected (44-94)
March 23, 2009: Floor Amendment (Serafini) {743924/1 Rejected (61-75)
March 23, 2009: Floor Amendment (Shewell) {323321/1 Rejected (58-79)
March 23, 2009: Floor Amendment (Kach) {883624/1 Rejected (42-91)
March 23, 2009: Floor Amendment (Smigiel) {783028/1 Rejected (49-87)
March 23, 2009: Floor Amendment (Boteler) {403420/1 Rejected (48-85)
March 23, 2009: Floor Amendment (McDonough) {343523/1 Rejected (50-89)
March 23, 2009: Third Reading Passed (87-52)