Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Death penalty; abolish by 2014 and prohibit death penalty sentences after January 1, 2008.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/02 (H) Referred To Judiciary En Banc | |
| 2 | 01/30 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | January 1, 2008 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
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.
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