Serious Mental Illness as Bar to Execution
Summary
Serious Mental Illness as Bar to Execution; Prohibiting the imposing of a sentence of death upon a defendant convicted of a capital felony if the defendant had a serious mental illness at the time of committing the offense; requiring a defendant to provide a certain notice if he or she intends to raise serious mental illness as a bar to a death sentence; requiring the defendant to file a written motion if he or she intends to raise serious mental illness as a bar to a death sentence; requiring certain court orders if the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the defendant had a serious mental illness at the time of the commission of the crime, etc.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 2, 2021
Last action Apr 30, 2021
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Mar 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/30/21, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
upper
Mar 2, 2021
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Feb 18, 2021
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jeff Brandes
RRepublican
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