File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure
Prior Year Introduction As: SB 58/95 - JPR
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 55
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Colburn, Baker, Stoltzfus, Collins, Dorman, Ferguson, Hafer,
Haines, Jimeno, Middlebrooks,
Stone, and Hogan
- Entitled:
-
First Degree Murder - Death Penalty - Controlled Dangerous Substances
Expanding the list of aggravating circumstances that may be considered
by a judge or jury when determining whether to impose a sentence of
death on a person who has been convicted of first degree murder to
include a murder that is committed in the course of committing,
attempting to commit, or conspiring to commit designated controlled
dangerous substances offenses; and making a principal in the second
degree eligible for the death penalty under specified circumstances.
Senate Action
- 9/24
- Pre-filed
- 1/8
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 1/29
- Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/4
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 3/5
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/7
- Third Reading Passed (29-17)
House Action
- 3/10
- First Reading Judiciary
- 3/18
- Hearing 4/3 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/7
- Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
- Senator Walter M. Baker, District 36
- Senator Michael J. Collins, District 6
- Senator Arthur Dorman, District 21
- Senator Timothy R. Ferguson, District 4
- Senator John J. Hafer, District 1
- Senator Larry E. Haines, District 5
- Senator Patrick J. Hogan, District 39
- Senator Philip C. Jimeno, District 31
- Senator C. Edward Middlebrooks, District 32
- Senator J. Lowell Stoltzfus, District 38
- Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 7
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES -see also- DRUGS
- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES
- DEATH PENALTY
- DRUGS -see also-CONTROLLED DANG.SUBST.;DRUNK & DRUGGED DRIVG
- MURDER
- SENTENCES -see also- DEATH PENALTY
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
- (
413 ,
413
)
- Bill Text:
- First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 398745/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 5, 1997 at: 10:40
Status: Adopted