JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION -- JURY NULLIFICATION AS PROPER TRIAL DEFENSE ARGUMENT (This joint resolution would propose to the voters a constitutional amendment which would allow a criminal defendant to argue jury nullification as a defense.)
Bill status
died
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Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Jan 26, 2022
Last action Mar 1, 2022
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Total actions
3
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Committee
1
Mar 1, 2022
Committee
03/01/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 26, 2022
Introduced
01/26/2022 Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Blake A. Filippi
RRepublican
P
David Place
RRepublican
P
Mike Chippendale
RRepublican
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