TN HB2476 | 2013-2014 | 108th General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on June 3 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-06-03 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1014
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on June 3 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-06-03 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1014
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]
Summary
As enacted, enacts "The Capital Punishment Enforcement Act", which provides that if the lethal injection method of carrying out the punishment of death is found to be unconstitutional or the commissioner certifies to the governor that an essential ingredient for that method is unavailable, the method of carrying out the death sentence is electrocution. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 23, Part 1.
Title
As enacted, enacts "The Capital Punishment Enforcement Act", which provides that if the lethal injection method of carrying out the punishment of death is found to be unconstitutional or the commissioner certifies to the governor that an essential ingredient for that method is unavailable, the method of carrying out the death sentence is electrocution. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 23, Part 1.
Sponsors
| Rep. Dennis Powers [R] | Sen. Ken Yager [R] |
Roll Calls
2014-04-15 - House - (VOICE VOTE) CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage - refer to: House Regular Calendar 1 (Y: 0 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2014-04-08 - House - (VOICE VOTE) STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage - refer to: Finance, Ways & Means Committee (Y: 0 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2014-04-02 - House - (VOICE VOTE) CIVIL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage w/amendments- refer to: State Government Committee (Y: 0 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2014-03-26 - House - (VOICE VOTE) CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Recommended for passage w/amendments- refer to: Civil Justice Committee (Y: 0 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2014-04-08 - House - (VOICE VOTE) STATE GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage - refer to: Finance, Ways & Means Committee (Y: 0 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2014-04-02 - House - (VOICE VOTE) CIVIL JUSTICE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage w/amendments- refer to: State Government Committee (Y: 0 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2014-03-26 - House - (VOICE VOTE) CIVIL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE: Recommended for passage w/amendments- refer to: Civil Justice Committee (Y: 0 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-06-03 | House | Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1014 |
| 2014-04-16 | House | Comp. SB subst. |
| 2014-04-15 | House | H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2014 |
| 2014-04-15 | House | Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/15/2014 |
| 2014-04-15 | House | Rec. For Pass. ref. to: Calendar & Rules Committee |
| 2014-04-15 | House | Placed on cal. Finance, Ways & Means Committee for 4/15/2014 |
| 2014-04-15 | House | Rec. For Pass. by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways & Means Committee |
| 2014-04-09 | House | Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee for 4/10/2014 |
| 2014-04-09 | House | Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee |
| 2014-04-08 | House | Rec. For Pass. ref. to: Finance, Ways & Means Committee |
| 2014-04-07 | House | Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 4/8/2014 |
| 2014-04-02 | House | Rec. for Pass. if Am. ref. to: State Government Committee |
| 2014-03-26 | House | Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 4/2/2014 |
| 2014-03-26 | House | Rec. for pass. if am. by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee |
| 2014-03-19 | House | Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2014 |
| 2014-03-19 | House | Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 3/26/2014 |
| 2014-03-12 | House | Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/19/2014 |
| 2014-03-12 | House | Action Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 3/19/2014 |
| 2014-03-05 | House | Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/12/2014 |
| 2014-02-12 | House | Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee |
| 2014-02-10 | House | P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee--State Government |
| 2014-02-06 | House | P1C. |
| 2014-02-05 | House | Intro. |
| 2014-02-05 | House | Filed for intro. |
Same As/Similar To
SB2580 (Crossfiled) 2014-06-03 - Pub. Ch. 1014
