CHAPTER NUMBER: 380
File Code: Criminal Law - Substantive Crimes
Prior Year Introduction As: SB 177/97 - JPR
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Ferguson and Middleton
- Entitled:
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Child Sexual Offenses and Kidnapping - Imprisonment for Life Without
Possibility of Parole
Establishing a penalty of imprisonment for not more than life without
the possibility of parole for a person who commits certain sexual
offenses and kidnapping involving a child under a certain age;
requiring the State to provide a certain notice; providing for the
application of the Act; and generally relating to sexual offenses,
kidnapping, and imprisonment for life without the possibility of
parole.
Senate Action
- 2/6
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 2/11
- Hearing 3/3 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/23
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 3/25
- Favorable Report Adopted (31-11)
- Second Reading Passed
- 3/27
- Third Reading Passed (38-9)
- 4/13
- Senate Concur - House Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- Passed Enrolled
- 5/12
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 380
House Action
- 3/27
- First Reading Judiciary
- 3/28
- Hearing 4/9 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/13
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- 4/9
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 4/10
- Third Reading Passed with Amendments (126-3)
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Timothy R. Ferguson, District 4
- Senator Thomas McLain Middleton, District 28
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ABDUCTION
- CHILD ABUSE
- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES
- MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; JUVENILE CAUSES; YOUTH
- NOTICES
- PAROLE AND PROBATION
- PENALTIES
- SENTENCES -see also- DEATH PENALTY
- SEXUAL OFFENSES
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments
- (
338 ,
462 ,
464
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- House
- Number: 491497/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 13, 1998 at:
4:38 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- Senate
- March 25, 1998: Favorable Adopted (31-11)
- March 27, 1998: Third Reading Passed (38-9)
- April 13, 1998: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- House
- April 10, 1998: Third Reading Passed (126-3)
