VA SB1348 | 2017 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2017-01-23 - Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (9-Y 5-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 11 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2017-01-23 - Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (9-Y 5-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Summary
Death penalty; severe mental illness. Provides that a defendant in a capital case who had a severe mental illness, which is defined in the bill, at the time of the offense is not eligible for the death penalty. The bill establishes procedures for determining whether a defendant had a severe mental illness at the time of the offense and provides for the appointment of expert evaluators. When the defendant's severe mental illness is at issue, a determination will be made by the jury, or by the judge in a bench trial, as part of the sentencing proceeding, and the defendant bears the burden of proving his severe mental illness by a preponderance of the evidence.
Title
Death penalty; severe mental illness.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2017-01-23 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (9-Y 5-N) (Y: 9 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2017-01-23 | Senate | Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (9-Y 5-N) |
2017-01-23 | Senate | Committee substitute printed to LIS only 17104587D-S1 |
2017-01-11 | Senate | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
2017-01-11 | Senate | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17102923D |
Subjects
Code Citations
Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
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19 | 2 | 264.3:1.3 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
19 | 2 | 264.3:1.4 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
19 | 2 | 264.3:1.5 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
19 | 2 | 264.3:3 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
19 | 2 | 264.4 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |