HB 325 CS (2006) -  Commission on Capital Cases

General Bill by Gelber (CO-SPONSORS) Joyner
Commission on Capital Cases: Provides legislative findings; authorizes the commission to sponsor continuing legal education programs devoted specifically to capital cases; specifies criteria that a private attorney must satisfy in order to be eligible to be appointed as counsel in a postconviction capital collateral proceeding; provides that a judge may appoint an attorney who does not meet the appointment criteria if exceptional circumstances exist; provides that an attorney may be removed from the capital collateral registry if the attorney does not meet the criteria; directs the executive director of the commission to remove an attorney from the registry if the attorney fails to timely file an executed contract; requires a private attorney appointed by a court to represent a capital defendant to submit a report each quarter to the commission; requires the executive director to notify the trial court and remove an attorney from the registry if the attorney does not submit the report within a specified time; authorizes the commission to return a removed attorney to the registry; requires that an attorney make reasonable efforts to assist the person under a sentence of death in finding an attorney; requires that certain costs incurred during pro bono representation of a capital defendant be paid to the attorney; provides that an attorney who is listed on the registry and representing at least one capital defendant is entitled to tuition and expenses for continuing legal education courses; provides that an attorney may represent no more than seven inmates in capital postconviction cases at any one time; requires that, if a trial court judge intends to award attorney's fees in excess of those set by law, the judge must include written findings of fact specifically stating the extraordinary nature of the expenditures of the time, energy, and talents of the attorney in the case that are not ordinarily expended in other capital collateral cases.
Effective Date: July 1, 2006.
Last Event: Died in Justice Council on Friday, May 5, 2006 11:59 PM

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Bill #: CS/CS/SB 360 Subject: Commission on Capital Cases Relationship: Compare

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Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Criminal Justice Appropriations Committee 4/4/2006 5:32:28 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Criminal Justice Appropriations Committee 4/3/2006 6:31:41 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Governmental Operations Committee 3/13/2006 7:52:46 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Governmental Operations Committee 3/6/2006 4:43:17 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Criminal Justice Committee 2/10/2006 1:23:24 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Criminal Justice Committee 2/1/2006 3:39:33 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Justice Council Time: 05/05/2006 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Justice Council Version:
Event: H Removed from Meeting Agenda of Justice Council Time: 04/20/2006 - 1:56 PM Member: Committee: Justice Council Version: c2
Event: H Added to Justice Council agenda Time: 04/18/2006 - 4:19 PM Member: Committee: Justice Council Version: c2
Event: H Now in Justice Council Time: 04/04/2006 - 5:41 PM Member: Committee: Justice Council Version: c2
Event: H Reported out of Criminal Justice Appropriations Committee Time: 04/04/2006 - 5:41 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Appropriations Committee Version: c2
Event: H Favorable by Criminal Justice Appropriations Committee Time: 04/04/2006 - 4:48 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Appropriations Committee Version: c2
Event: H Added to Criminal Justice Appropriations Committee agenda Time: 03/31/2006 - 4:23 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Appropriations Committee Version: c2
Event: H Now in Criminal Justice Appropriations Committee Time: 03/14/2006 - 11:24 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Appropriations Committee Version: c2
Event: H Remaining referral: Justice Council Time: 03/14/2006 - 11:24 AM Member: Committee: Justice Council Version: c2
Event: H Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3 Time: 03/13/2006 - 9:30 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Reported out of Governmental Operations Committee Time: 03/13/2006 - 7:53 AM Member: Committee: Governmental Operations Committee Version: c1
Event: H Favorable with CS by Governmental Operations Committee Time: 03/08/2006 - 2:44 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Operations Committee Version: c1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/07/2006 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Added to Governmental Operations Committee agenda Time: 03/06/2006 - 4:14 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Operations Committee Version: c1
Event: H Now in Governmental Operations Committee Time: 02/13/2006 - 9:58 AM Member: Committee: Governmental Operations Committee Version: c1
Event: H Remaining referral: Justice Council Time: 02/13/2006 - 9:58 AM Member: Committee: Justice Council Version: c1
Event: H Remaining referral: Criminal Justice Appropriations Committee Time: 02/13/2006 - 9:58 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Appropriations Committee Version: c1
Event: H Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3 Time: 02/10/2006 - 1:30 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Reported out of Criminal Justice Committee Time: 02/10/2006 - 1:24 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Committee Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Committee Time: 02/08/2006 - 11:45 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Committee Version: __
Event: H Added to Criminal Justice Committee agenda Time: 01/27/2006 - 3:09 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Committee Version: __
Event: H Now in Criminal Justice Committee Time: 12/23/2005 - 1:56 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Justice Council Time: 12/23/2005 - 1:56 PM Member: Committee: Justice Council Version: __
Event: H Referred to Criminal Justice Appropriations Committee Time: 12/23/2005 - 1:56 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Appropriations Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Governmental Operations Committee Time: 12/23/2005 - 1:56 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Operations Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Criminal Justice Committee Time: 12/23/2005 - 1:56 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Committee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 11/04/2005 - 12:28 PM Member: Gelber Committee: Version: __

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