Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Death penalty; eliminate for persons who are mentally retarded.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/20 (H) Referred To Judiciary En Banc | |
| 2 | 02/04 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2003 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Watson
Code Section: A 099-0019-0101
Title: AN ACT TO ELIMINATE THE DEATH PENALTY FOR PERSONS WHO ARE MENTALLY RETARDED; TO DEFINE MENTAL RETARDATION; TO PROVIDE PROCEEDINGS TO DETERMINE MENTAL RETARDATION; TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMMUTATION OF DEATH SENTENCES FOR PERSONS WHO ARE MENTALLY RETARDED; TO AMEND SECTION 99-19-101, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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