Mississippi Legislature
2006 Regular Session

House Bill 703

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History of Actions

Background

Title

Description: DNA; provide for testing for persons convicted of capital crimes.

Bill Text: [Introduced] [Committee Substitute] [Passed House]

History of Actions:

1 01/11 (H) Referred To Judiciary En Banc
2 01/30 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
3 02/08 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
4 02/08 (H) Passed
5 02/10 (H) Transmitted To Senate
6 02/13 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
7 02/28 (S) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective datePassage
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

House Committee:

Senate Committee:

Principal Author: Brown

Additional Authors: Mayo, Fleming

Code Sections: A 099-0017-0020, A 099-0039-0005

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 99-17-20, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE DNA TESTING IN CAPITAL CASES BASED ON THE AVAILABILITY OF EVIDENCE; TO ESTABLISH PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING DNA SAMPLES; TO AMEND SECTION 99-39-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR POST-CONVICTION MOTIONS FOR DNA TESTING FOR ALL CAPITAL DEATH PENALTY CASES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 02/28/06 at 18:39.

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