File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Colburn, Baker, Ferguson, Haines, Hogan, Jimeno,
Middlebrooks, and Stone
- Entitled:
-
Governor - Notice of Commutation, Reprieve, or Pardon
Requiring the Governor to provide notice if the Governor commutes or
changes a sentence of death into penal confinement, pardons any
person, or remits any part of the time for which a person may be
sentenced; and requiring the Governor to provide notice by a certain
date of the Governor's intention to exercise certain authority in a
newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the offense
occurred.
Senate Action
- 2/6
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 2/11
- Hearing 3/3 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/16
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 3/17
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 3/19
- Third Reading Passed (33-12)
House Action
- 3/20
- First Reading Judiciary
- Hearing 4/9 at 1:00 p.m.
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
- Senator Walter M. Baker, District 36
- Senator Timothy R. Ferguson, District 4
- 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 Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 7
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- DEATH PENALTY
- GOVERNOR
- NEWS MEDIA
- NOTICES
- PETITIONS
- PRISONERS
- REPORTS -see also- RECORDS
- SENTENCES -see also- DEATH PENALTY
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Article - 41 Governor - Executive and Administrative Departments
- (
4-513
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered
- Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
- Senate
- March 19, 1998: Third Reading Passed (33-12)
