SB 770 (2022) -  Serious Mental Illness as Bar to Sentence of Death

by Brandes
Defining the term “serious mental illness”; prohibiting the imposition of a sentence of death upon a defendant convicted of a capital felony if the defendant had a serious mental illness at the time the criminal offense was committed; requiring a defendant to provide a certain notice if he or she intends to raise serious mental illness as a bar to a sentence of death; 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 criminal offense, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2022
Last Event: 03/14/22 S Died in Criminal Justice on Monday, March 14, 2022 1:02 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Criminal Justice
  • Judiciary
  • Appropriations

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Criminal Justice Time: 03/14/2022 - 1:02 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/12/2022 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 49 Time: 01/11/2022 - 11:01 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 50 Time: 11/16/2021 - 2:19 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 11/02/2021 - 2:04 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

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Statute Other Bill Citations
921.135 HB 1251