File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
- Sponsored By:
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Senators Colburn, Baker, Ferguson, Haines, Hogan, Jimeno,
Middlebrooks, and Stone
- Entitled:
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Death Penalty - Aggravating Circumstances - Drug Trafficking
Identifying murder committed during the commission of a violation of
certain offenses relating to manufacturing, distributing, or
dispensing controlled dangerous substances as an aggravating
circumstance for a court or jury to consider in determining a sentence
of death.
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
- Special Order 3/19 (Trotter) Adopted
- 3/19
- Special Order 3/20 (Trotter) Adopted
- 3/20
- Favorable
- Special Order 3/23 (Trotter) Adopted
- 3/23
- Favorable Report Adopted (32-14)
- Floor Amendment (Trotter) Rejected (13-34)
- Second Reading Passed
- 3/25
- Third Reading Passed (31-13)
House Action
- 3/25
- First Reading Judiciary
- 3/26
- Hearing 4/9 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/11
- Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
- 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:
- CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES -see also- DRUGS
- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES
- DEATH PENALTY
- 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: 243801/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 23, 1998 at:
8:35 p.m. Status: Rejected
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- Senate
- March 23, 1998: Favorable Adopted (32-14)
- March 23, 1998: Floor Amendment (Trotter) {243801/1 Rejected (13-34)
- March 25, 1998: Third Reading Passed (31-13)