SB 13 - Crimes; provide the imposition of life without parole; person convicted of murder independently of a death penalty prosecution

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Committees

Current Status

04/29/09 - Senate Date Signed by Governor

First Reader Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 16-5-1 and Chapter 10 of Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to murder and felony murder and sentencing and punishment, respectively, so as to provide for the imposition of life without parole of persons convicted of murder independently of a death penalty prosecution; to provide that the sentence of life without parole may be imposed without the necessity of the trier of fact making a recommendation of such sentence or finding statutory aggravating circumstances; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Votes

Electronically Recorded Votes
DateTimeVote NoYeasNaysNVExcDescription
02/03/200911:12AMSenate Vote #14054000001001PASSAGE
03/25/20092:00PMHouse Vote #328164000009007PASS
03/26/200912:52PMSenate Vote #283047000004005AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTE

Status History

Bill History
DateAction
12/12/2008Senate Prefile
01/14/2009Senate Read and Referred
01/27/2009Senate Committee Favorably Reported
01/28/2009Senate Read Second Time
02/03/2009Senate Third Read
02/03/2009Senate Passed/Adopted
02/04/2009House First Readers
02/05/2009House Second Readers
02/11/2009House Committee Favorably Reported
03/17/2009House Withdrawn, Recommitted
03/25/2009House Third Readers
03/25/2009House Passed/Adopted
03/26/2009Senate Agrees House Amend or Sub
04/13/2009Senate Sent to Governor
04/29/2009Senate Date Signed by Governor
04/29/2009Act 62
04/29/2009Effective Date

Footnotes

3/17/2009 Withdrawn from Rules Calendar and recommitted to Rules
3/25/2009 Modified Structured Rule