CS/HB 4005: Capital Felons/Sentencing
GENERAL BILL by Crime & Punishment
Capital Felons/Sentencing; provides for separate proceeding to determine whether defendant accused of or convicted of capital felony is mentally retarded; prescribes penalty to be imposed if defendant is determined to be mentally retarded; provides that state may appeal determination that defendant is mentally reatarded; defines "mental retardation". Amends 921.141,.142, 924.07.
Effective Date: Contingent
Last Action: 5/1/1998 House - Died in Committee on Criminal Justice Appropriations
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/1/1998 House - Died in Committee on Criminal Justice Appropriations
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 3/5/1998 | House |
• Filed |
| 3/6/1998 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 00144 |
| 3/13/1998 | House |
• Referred to Crime & Punishment (JC); Civil Justice & Claims (JC); Criminal Justice Appropriations -HJ 00239 |
| 3/26/1998 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Crime & Punishment (JC), 04/01/98, 1:30 pm, 21-HOB |
| 4/1/1998 | House |
• Comm. Action: CS by Crime & Punishment (JC) -HJ 00596 |
| 4/14/1998 | House |
• CS read first time on 04/14/98 -HJ 00595; Now in Civil Justice & Claims (JC) -HJ 00596 |
| 4/16/1998 | House |
• Withdrawn from Civil Justice & Claims (JC) -HJ 00619; Now in Criminal Justice Appropriations |
| 5/1/1998 | House |
• Died in Committee on Criminal Justice Appropriations |