HOUSE AMENDMENT
                                                  Bill No. HJR 951   Barcode 634897
    Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)
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11  Representative(s) Barreiro, Ryan, and Heyman offered the
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19  Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, no person
20  who is convicted of a capital offense shall be sentenced to
21  death if the person suffers from mental retardation.  The
22  legislature shall have the power to enforce this exception by
23  appropriate legislation.
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