HB 979 (2011) -  Sentencing in Capital Felonies

General Bill by Julien
Sentencing in Capital Felonies: Requires that advisory sentence of death be made by unanimous recommendation of jury following defendant's conviction or adjudication of guilt for capital felony or capital drug trafficking felony; requires that court enter sentence notwithstanding unanimous recommendation of jury.
Effective Date: October 1, 2011
Last Event: Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee on Saturday, May 7, 2011 2:07 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: SB 1066 Subject: Sentencing in Capital Felonies Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

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Vote History

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee Time: 05/07/2011 - 2:07 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 05/07/2011 - 12:01 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/08/2011 - 10:24 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee Time: 03/03/2011 - 9:51 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee Time: 03/03/2011 - 9:51 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee Time: 03/03/2011 - 9:51 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 02/23/2011 - 5:39 PM Member: Julien Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
921.141 SB 1066, SB 1898, HB 4189, CS/HB 7199*
921.142 SB 1066, SB 1898, HB 4189, CS/HB 7199*

(*) Not the latest version