HB 527: Sentencing for Capital Felonies
GENERAL BILL by Sprowls ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Cortes, B. ; Gonzalez ; Plakon
Sentencing for Capital Felonies; Requires jury's recommendation of sentence of death to be unanimous; requires jury to recommend life imprisonment without possibility of parole if jury does not unanimously recommend sentence of death.
Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 3/10/2017 House - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 280 (Ch. 2017-1) -HJ 343
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 3/10/2017 House - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 280 (Ch. 2017-1) -HJ 343
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/24/2017 | House |
• Filed |
| 2/6/2017 | House |
• Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 69 |
| 2/8/2017 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 02/15/17, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall |
| 2/15/2017 | House |
• Favorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 271 • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 271 • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 02/21/17, 4:00 pm, Sumner Hall |
| 2/21/2017 | House |
• Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 1 -HJ 272 • Placed on Calendar -HJ 272 |
| 3/6/2017 | House |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/09/17 |
| 3/7/2017 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 69 |
| 3/9/2017 | House |
• Read 2nd time -HJ 323 • Placed on 3rd reading -HJ 343 |
| 3/10/2017 | House |
• Substituted SB 280 -HJ 343 • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 280 (Ch. 2017-1) -HJ 343 |
