Mississippi Legislature
2005 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2397

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Description: Death penalty; eliminate for persons who are mentally retarded.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1		01/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
2		02/01 (S) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective date		July 1, 2005
Disposition		Dead
Deadline		General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
Revenue		No
Vote type required		Majority

Senate Committee:

• Judiciary, Division A

Principal Author: Walls

Code Section: A 099-0019-0101

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 99-19-101, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ELIMINATE THE DEATH PENALTY FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE MENTALLY RETARDED; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 02/01/05 at 18:21.

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