HB 3643: Capital Punishment
GENERAL BILL by Bush
Capital Punishment; abolishes death penalty; provides for resentencing of certain persons previously sentenced to death; provides penalties for such persons of life imprisonment without eligibility for parole; eliminates death penalty as alternative to life imprisonment without eligibility for parole in capital cases; removes provision re imposition of death penalty & provision re determination of death sentence, etc. Amends FS.
Effective Date: Upon becoming law except as otherwise provided
Last Action: 5/1/1998 House - Died in Committee on Crime & Punishment (JC)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/1/1998 House - Died in Committee on Crime & Punishment (JC)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/13/1998 | House |
• Prefiled |
| 3/2/1998 | House |
• Referred to Crime & Punishment (JC); Governmental Operations (GRC); Criminal Justice Appropriations |
| 3/3/1998 | House |
• Introduced, referred to Crime & Punishment (JC); Governmental Operations (GRC); Criminal Justice Appropriations -HJ 00047 |
| 5/1/1998 | House |
• Died in Committee on Crime & Punishment (JC) |