CS/SB 1448: Death Penalty/Mentally Retarded
GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice; Mitchell; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Sullivan; Casas; Dyer; Rossin; Klein; Forman; Latvala; Dawson; Horne; Clary; Holzendorf; Silver; Meek; KURTH; Campbell; King; Saunders
Death Penalty/Mentally Retarded; defines term "mental retardation"; prohibits imposition of sentence of death on defendant who suffers from mental retardation if mental retardation is directly related to defendant's conduct at time of crime; provides requirements for raising mental retardation as bar to death sentence; provides for separate proceeding to determine whether defendant suffers from mental retardation, etc. Creates 921.137; amends 921.141,.142.
Effective Date: Upon becoming law
Last Action: 5/5/2000 House - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/5/2000 House - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/14/2000 | Senate |
• Prefiled |
| 2/22/2000 | Senate |
• Referred to Criminal Justice; Fiscal Policy |
| 3/7/2000 | Senate |
• Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Fiscal Policy SJ 00085 |
| 3/30/2000 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda Criminal Justice, 04/04/00, 2:00 pm, 37S |
| 4/4/2000 | Senate |
• Comm. Action: CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 |
| 4/6/2000 | Senate |
• 00411 • Now in Fiscal Policy SJ 00407 |
| 4/11/2000 | Senate |
• Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy SJ 00420; Placed on Calendar |
| 5/1/2000 | Senate |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar SJ 00629; Read second time SJ 00709; Amendment(s) adopted SJ 00709; Ordered engrossed SJ 00709 |
| 5/2/2000 | Senate |
• Read third time SJ 00847; CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 SJ 00847 |
| 5/2/2000 | House |
• In Messages |
| 5/5/2000 | House |
• Died in Messages |