File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 500  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
The President (Administration)
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Homicide - Penalties
 
Altering the list of aggravating circumstances that must be considered
by a court or jury when determining whether to impose a sentence of
death; and providing that the court or jury must consider whether one
or more persons, including principals in the first and second degree,
committed the murder of a law enforcement officer while the officer
was in the performance of his duties; and providing for the
application of the Act.
Senate Action
- 1/17
 - 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 (43-3)
 
House Action
- 3/10
 - First Reading Judiciary
 - 3/18
 - Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/7
 - Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
 
- Sponsored by:
 - President of the Senate
 - Administration
 
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
 - CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES
 - DEATH PENALTY
 - LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPT. OF
 - MURDER
 - SENTENCES -see also- DEATH PENALTY
 
- Bill affects the following Statute:
 - Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
 - (
 413 
)
 
- Bill Text:
 -  First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled 
 - Fiscal Note:
 Available (PDF) 
Amendments: 
- Senate
 - Number: 748641/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 5, 1997      at: 10:42
 Status: Adopted