DEATH PENALTY-TECH
Summary
Creates the Death Penalty Act. Contains only a short title.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2003
Committee Review
May 2003
House Passage
May 2003
Senate Passage
May 2003
Signed into Law
Jul 2003
Introduced Apr 8, 2003
Signed Jul 10, 2003
Floor votes · Senate May 15, 2003 · House May 29, 2003
How they voted
45–0
Passed
Total votes 45
May 15, 2003
D
Democratic25
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
49
Key actions
7
Committee
10
Amendments
7
Jul 10, 2003
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 29, 2003
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 29, 2003
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 117-000-000
lower
May 28, 2003
Lower · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee; 011-000-000
lower
May 23, 2003
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee
lower
May 21, 2003
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 21, 2003
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Mary K. O'Brien; Motion #1
lower
May 15, 2003
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
lower
May 15, 2003
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 15, 2003
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (45-0)
senate
May 8, 2003
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Viverito
upper
May 8, 2003
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Be Approved for Consideration Judiciary; 007-000-000
upper
May 7, 2003
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary
upper
May 6, 2003
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
upper
May 6, 2003
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Louis S. Viverito
upper
May 1, 2003
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Executive; 007-004-000
upper
Apr 16, 2003
Committee
Assigned to Executive
upper
Apr 8, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 8, 2003
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 12, 2003
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Executive Committee; 010-000-000
lower
Feb 4, 2003
Committee
Assigned to Executive Committee
lower
Jan 31, 2003
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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