Mississippi Legislature
2007 Regular Session

House Bill 216

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Title

Description: Death penalty; abolish by 2014 and prohibit death penalty sentences after January 1, 2008.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/02 (H) Referred To Judiciary En Banc
2 01/30 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJanuary 1, 2008
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

House Committee:

Principal Author: Fleming

Code Sections: A 097-0003-0021, A 099-0019-0101, A 099-0035-0135, RP 099-0019-0051, RP 099-0019-0053, RP 099-0019-0055, RP 099-0019-0057, RP 099-0019-0103, RP 099-0019-0105

Title: AN ACT TO ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY ON JANUARY 1, 2014, AND TO PROVIDE THAT NO SENTENCE OF DEATH SHALL BE IMPOSED ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2008; TO AMEND SECTIONS 97-3-21, 99-19-101 AND 99-35-135, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 99-19-51, 99-19-53, 99-19-55, 99-19-57, 99-19-103 AND 99-19-105, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDE FOR THE EXECUTION OF THE DEATH SENTENCE, INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING THE DEATH PENALTY AND JUDICIAL REVIEW OF THE DEATH PENALTY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 01/30/07 at 18:55.

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