SB 124: Excessive Punishment
JOINT RESOLUTION by Burt ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Crist
Excessive Punishment; constitutional amendment to prohibit cruel & unusual punishment rather than cruel or unusual punishment, to provide that death penalty is authorized punishment for any capital crime designated by Legislature, to allow any method of execution not prohibited by Federal Constitution, to provide that Legislature may designate methods of execution, to authorize retroactive application of change in any method of execution, etc. Amends s. 17, Art. I.
Last Action:
5/3/2001
Senate -
Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00951; Read second time -SJ 01050; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 01050; House Bill substituted -SJ 01050; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HJR 951 (Filed with Secretary of State)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/2/2001 | Senate |
• Prefiled |
| 1/11/2001 | Senate |
• Referred to Criminal Justice; Rules and Calendar |
| 1/29/2001 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/06/01, 1:30 pm, 37-S |
| 2/6/2001 | Senate |
• Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Criminal Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 1 |
| 2/8/2001 | Senate |
• Now in Rules and Calendar |
| 3/6/2001 | Senate |
• Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Rules and Calendar -SJ 00016; On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/06/01, 1:30 pm, 37-S; Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Criminal Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 1 -SJ 00009; Now in Rules and Calendar -SJ 00009 |
| 5/1/2001 | Senate |
• Withdrawn from Rules and Calendar -SJ 00787; Placed on Calendar, on second reading |
| 5/3/2001 | Senate |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00951; Read second time -SJ 01050; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 01050; House Bill substituted -SJ 01050; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HJR 951 (Filed with Secretary of State) |