Death penalty.
Summary
Urges the legislative council to assign to the appropriate interim study committee the topics of: (1) death sentences; (2) life imprisonment without the possibility of parole; and (3) circumstances justifying the imposition of: (A) a death sentence; or (B) life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2021
Last action Mar 2, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 9, 2021
How they voted
44–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 47
Feb 9, 2021
D
Democratic11
81% Yea
R
Republican36
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Feb 10, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House
upper
Feb 9, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 87: yeas 46, nays 1
upper
Feb 4, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
3 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Liz Brown
RRepublican
P
Phil Boots
RRepublican
P
Robin Shackleford
DDemocratic
Co
Lonnie Randolph
DDemocratic
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