Criminal cases; sentencing by jury.
Summary
Criminal cases; sentencing by jury. Providesthat if a jury finds a person guilty of a criminal offense, suchjury shall ascertain the punishment of the offense. Under currentlaw, unless the accused has requested that the jury ascertain punishment,the court shall fix punishment after the accused has been found guiltyby a jury.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2022
Last action Feb 15, 2022
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Jan 27, 2022
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102281D
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jason Ballard
RRepublican
Co
Karen Greenhalgh
RRepublican
Co
Wren Williams
RRepublican
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