File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure
- Sponsored By:
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Delegates Marriott, Benson, Billings, Bobo, Cole, C. Davis, D.
Davis, Dobson, Fulton, Gladden, Grosfeld, Healey, Heller, Hixson,
Howard, A. Jones, V. Jones, Kirk, Kopp, Mandel, McIntosh, Menes,
Montague, Nathan-Pulliam, Paige, Patterson, Phillips, Proctor,
Rawlings, Shriver, and Swain
- Entitled:
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Death Penalty - Moratorium
Prohibiting execution of the death penalty from July 1, 2000, to June
30, 2003; prohibiting issuance of a warrant of execution from July 1,
2000, to June 30, 2003; providing that a warrant of execution issued
before July 1, 2000, that has not been executed before July 1, 2000,
is void and the individual may not be executed before July 1, 2003;
construing the Act not to affect other laws concerning the death
penalty; and providing a contingency on inclusion in the State budget
of funding for a study of the death penalty.
House Action
- 2/3
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/16
- Hearing 3/2 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
- Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
- Delegate Leon G. Billings, District 18
- Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
- 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 Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
- Delegate Anne Healey, District 22A
- Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
- Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
- Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
- Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
- 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 Jeffrey A. Paige, District 44
- Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26
- Delegate Wendell F. Phillips, District 41
- Delegate James E. Proctor, Jr., District 27A
- Delegate Howard P. Rawlings, District 40
- Delegate Mark K. Shriver, District 15
- Delegate Darren M. Swain, District 24
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- APPROPRIATIONS
- DEATH PENALTY
- DISCRIMINATION -see also- SEX DISCRIMINATION
- MINORITIES -see also- WOMEN
- REPORTS
- SENTENCES -see also- DEATH PENALTY
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Correctional Services
- (
3-901
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered