HB 3505: Death Penalty/Execution Method
JOINT RESOLUTION by Crist ; Feeney ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Fasano ; Alexander ; Morroni ; Ball ; Harrington ; Putnam
Death Penalty/Execution Method; constitutional amendment to preserve death penalty, & permit any execution method unless prohibited by Federal Constitution; requires construction of prohibition against cruel and/or unusual punishment to conform to US Supreme Court interpretation of Eighth Amendment; prohibits reduction of death sentence based on invalidity of execution method, & provides for continued force of sentence, etc. Amends s. 17, Art. I.
Last Action:
5/5/1998
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Signed by Officers and filed with Secretary of State
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/30/1998 | House |
• Prefiled |
| 2/5/1998 | House |
• Referred to Criminal Justice Appropriations; Withdrawn from Criminal Justice Appropriations; Rereferred to Crime & Punishment (JC); On Committee agenda-- Crime & Punishment (JC), 02/17/98, 1:30 pm, 21-HOB |
| 2/17/1998 | House |
• Comm. Action:-Unanimously Favorable by Crime & Punishment (JC) |
| 2/19/1998 | House |
• Pending Consent Calendar |
| 3/3/1998 | House |
• Introduced, referred to Crime & Punishment (JC) -HJ 00038; On Committee agenda-- Crime & Punishment (JC), 02/17/98, 1:30 pm, 21-HOB; Comm. Action:-Unanimously Favorable by Crime & Punishment (JC) -HJ 00082; Pending Consent Calendar -HJ 00082 |
| 3/4/1998 | House |
• Placed on General Calendar -HJ 00076; Read second time -HJ 00121 |
| 3/6/1998 | House |
• Read third time -HJ 00128; Passed; YEAS 93 NAYS 18 -HJ 00128; Immediately certified -HJ 00129 |
| 3/6/1998 | Senate |
• In Messages |
| 3/9/1998 | Senate |
• Received, referred to Criminal Justice; Rules and Calendar -SJ 00142; Immediately withdrawn from Criminal Justice; Rules and Calendar -SJ 00131; Substituted for CS/SJR 964 -SJ 00131; Read second time -SJ 00131; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00131; Read third time -SJ 00132; Passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 00132; Immediately certified -SJ 00132 |
| 3/10/1998 | House |
• In returning messages |
| 4/30/1998 | House |
• Was taken up -HJ 01943; Amendment(s) to Senate amendment(s) adopted -HJ 01944; Concurred in Senate amendment(s) as amended -HJ 01944; Passed as amended; YEAS 115 NAYS 0 -HJ 01944 |
| 4/30/1998 | Senate |
• In returning messages |
| 5/1/1998 | Senate |
• Concurred -SJ 01709; Passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 01709 |
| 5/1/1998 | House |
• Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -HJ 02400 |
| 5/5/1998 |
• Signed by Officers and filed with Secretary of State |