SB 770: Serious Mental Illness as Bar to Sentence of Death
GENERAL BILL by Brandes
Serious Mental Illness as Bar to Sentence of Death; Defining the term “serious mental illness”; prohibiting the imposition of a sentence of death upon a defendant convicted of a capital felony if the defendant had a serious mental illness at the time the criminal offense was committed; requiring a defendant to provide a certain notice if he or she intends to raise serious mental illness as a bar to a sentence of death; requiring certain court orders if the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the defendant had a serious mental illness at the time of the commission of the criminal offense, etc.
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Senate - Died in Criminal Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
- Criminal Justice (CJ)
- Judiciary (JU)
- Appropriations (AP)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 11/2/2021 Senate • Filed
11/16/2021 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 50
1/11/2022 Senate • Introduced -SJ 49
3/12/2022 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
3/14/2022 Senate • Died in Criminal Justice
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SB 770, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/2/2021 at 2:03 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1251 Serious Mental Illness as Bar to Sentence of Death Aloupis, Jr. Identical Last Action: 3/14/2022 H Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee 
Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 921.135 Page 2 (pdf)