2001 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 563

File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure Prior Year Introduction As: HB 388/00 - JUD Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 316
Sponsored By:
Delegates Marriott, R. Baker, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Brown, Burns, Cane, Cole, C. Davis, D. Davis, Dobson, Fulton, Gladden, Griffith, Grosfeld, Harrison, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hill, Hixson, Howard, V. Jones, Kirk, Kopp, Mandel, McIntosh, Menes, Montague, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Paige, Patterson, Petzold, Phillips, Rawlings, Sher, Shriver, Swain, and Valderrama
Entitled:
Death Penalty - Moratorium

Synopsis:

Prohibiting execution of the death penalty from July 1, 2001, to June 30, 2003; prohibiting issuance of a warrant of execution from July 1, 2001, to June 30, 2003; providing that a warrant of execution issued before July 1, 2001, that has not been executed before July 1, 2001, is void, and the individual may not be executed before July 1, 2003; and construing the Act not to affect other laws concerning the death penalty.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/5
First Reading Judiciary
2/13
Hearing 3/7 at 1:00 p.m.
3/23
Favorable Report by Judiciary
3/20
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/21
Motion vote previous question (Delegate Minnick) Adopted
Third Reading Passed (82-54)
Senate Action
3/26
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored by:
Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
Delegate Rushern L. Baker, III, District 22B
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate Talmadge Branch, District 45
Delegate Anthony G. Brown, District 25
Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10
Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
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 Melony G. Griffith, District 25
Delegate Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
Delegate Anne Healey, District 22A
Delegate C. Sue Hecht, District 3
Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
Delegate Kerry A. Hill, District 26
Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
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 Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Jeffrey A. Paige, District 44
Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26
Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19
Delegate Wendell F. Phillips, District 41
Delegate Howard P. Rawlings, District 40
Delegate Tod David Sher, District 14A
Delegate Mark K. Shriver, District 15
Delegate Darren M. Swain, District 24
Delegate David M. Valderrama, District 26
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: None offered
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
House
March 21, 2001: Third Reading Passed (82-54)