Death Penalty

State (Maryland)
Maryland 2011 Regular Session

Correctional Services - Participation in an Execution - Exclusions [SB-857]
Providing that the requirements of who must participate in the administration of an execution may not be interpreted to require the attendance or participation of specified persons with specified moral or religious beliefs; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Victor Ramirez First Reading Senate Rules on 02/14/2011

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2011 Regular Session

Death Penalty Repeal [SB-837]
Repealing the death penalty; repealing procedures and requirements related to the death penalty; providing that in specified cases in which the State has filed a notice to seek a sentence of death, the notice shall be considered withdrawn and it shall be considered a notice to seek a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole under specified circumstances; providing that specified persons serving life sentences are not eligible for Patuxent Institution under specified circumstances; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson First Reading Senate Rules on 02/14/2011

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2011 Regular Session

Death Penalty Repeal [HB-1075]
Repealing the death penalty; repealing procedures and requirements related to the death penalty; providing that in specified cases in which the State has filed a notice to seek a sentence of death, the notice shall be considered withdrawn and it shall be considered a notice to seek a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole under specified circumstances; providing that specified persons serving life sentences are not eligible for Patuxent Institution under specified circumstances; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Talmadge Branch First Reading Judiciary on 02/11/2011

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2011 Regular Session

Correctional Services - Participation in an Execution - Exclusions [HB-1074]
Providing that the requirements of who must participate in the administration of an execution may not be interpreted to require the attendance or participation of specified persons with specified moral or religious beliefs; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey First Reading Judiciary on 02/11/2011

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2011 Regular Session

Maryland Personhood Amendment [HB-1040]
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Declaration of Rights to establish that the right not to be deprived of life is vested in all human beings, irrespective of age, health, function, physical dependency, or method of reproduction, from the beginning of their biological development; making technical changes; and submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Afzali Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations on 03/25/2011

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2010 Regular Session

Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Evidence [SB-404]
Providing that a defendant found guilty of murder in the first degree may be sentenced to death under specified circumstances in a case in which the State presents to the court or the jury fingerprint or photographic evidence; altering specified provisions of law to require that specified evidence presented by the State in a death penalty case conclusively links the defendant to the murder; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John Astle Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/22/2010

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2010 Regular Session

Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Scientific Evidence [HB-994]
Including scientific evidence among the types of evidence that the State may present to the court or jury in order to sentence a defendant found guilty of murder in the first degree to death.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Mathias Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/22/2010

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2010 Regular Session

Crimes - Death Penalty - Murder of a Child During a Sexual Offense [HB-306]
Requiring the court or a jury, in determining whether to impose the death penalty in a case in which the defendant is convicted of first degree murder, to first consider whether the victim was a child who was murdered while the defendant was committing or attempting to commit a sexual offense against the child.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell Unfavorable Report By Judiciary on 03/22/2010

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2010 Regular Session

Maryland Personhood Amendment [HB-1078]
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Declaration of Rights to establish that the right not to be deprived of life is vested in all human beings, irrespective of age, health, function, physical dependency, or method of reproduction, from the beginning of their biological development; making technical changes; and submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State of Maryland for their adoption or rejection.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Impallaria Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations on 03/25/2010

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State (Alabama)
Alabama Regular Session 2010

Death penalty, moratorium on imposition and execution not to exceed three years, procedure for administering [SB-217]
Death penalty, moratorium on imposition and execution not to exceed three years, procedure for administering

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Henry Sanders Read For The First Time And Referred To The Senate Committee On Judiciary on 01/12/2010

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State (Alabama)
Alabama Regular Session 2010

Death penalty, moratorium on imposition and execution not to exceed three years, procedure for administering [HB-280]
Death penalty, moratorium on imposition and execution not to exceed three years, procedure for administering

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Rogers Read For The First Time And Referred To The House Of Representatives Committee On Judiciary on 01/14/2010

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State (Alabama)
Alabama Regular Session 2020

Appellate procedure in death penalty cases, provide that death penalty appeals cases have priority over all cases, Secs. 12-3-9, 13A-5-53, 13A-5-55, 13A-5-56, 15-18-80, 15-18-82.1 am'd. [HB-275]
Appellate procedure in death penalty cases, provide that death penalty appeals cases have priority over all cases, Secs. 12-3-9, 13A-5-53, 13A-5-55, 13A-5-56, 15-18-80, 15-18-82.1 am'd.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Connie Rowe Read For The Second Time And Placed On The Calendar With 1 Substitute And on 03/12/2020

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State (Alabama)
Alabama Regular Session 2020

Appellate procedure in death penalty cases, provide that death penalty appeals cases have priority over all cases, Secs. 12-3-9, 13A-5-53, 13A-5-55, 13A-5-56, 15-18-80, 15-18-82.1 am'd. [SB-200]
Appellate procedure in death penalty cases, provide that death penalty appeals cases have priority over all cases, Secs. 12-3-9, 13A-5-53, 13A-5-55, 13A-5-56, 15-18-80, 15-18-82.1 am'd.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Ward Read For The Second Time And Placed On The Calendar With 1 Substitute And on 02/27/2020

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State (Maryland)
Maryland 2020 Regular Session

Criminal Law - Death Penalty - Mass Murder (Capital Gazette Shooting Memorial Act) [HB-1322]
Providing that a person who is convicted of first-degree murder may be sentenced to death under certain circumstances; providing that a certain mass murder under certain circumstances constitutes an aggravating circumstance that the court or jury must consider in making a determination as to the imposition of the death penalty; establishing procedures for the imposition of the death penalty; etc.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay Hearing Canceled on 03/03/2020

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State (Alabama)
Alabama Regular Session 2019

Death penalty, moratorium on imposition and execution not to exceed three years, procedure for administering [HB-273]
Death penalty, moratorium on imposition and execution not to exceed three years, procedure for administering

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Merika Coleman-Evans Read For The First Time And Referred To The House Of Representatives Committee On Judiciary on 03/21/2019

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State (Arizona)
Arizona Fifty-third Legislature - First Regular Session (2017)

Death penalty; repeal [SB-1518]
Death penalty; repeal

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Charlene Fernandez Senate Read Second Time on 02/02/2017

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State (Alabama)
Alabama Regular Session 2017

Death penalty, moratorium on imposition and execution not to exceed three years, procedure for administering [HB-205]
Death penalty, moratorium on imposition and execution not to exceed three years, procedure for administering

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Merika Coleman-Evans Read For The First Time And Referred To The House Of Representatives Committee On Judiciary on 02/14/2017

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State (Alabama)
Alabama Regular Session 2017

Capital offenses, mandatory death penalty sentence to any defendant found guilty of murdering an active duty law enforcement officer, Sec. 13A-5-43 am'd. [SB-170]
Capital offenses, mandatory death penalty sentence to any defendant found guilty of murdering an active duty law enforcement officer, Sec. 13A-5-43 am'd.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Dial Indefinitely Postponed on 05/17/2017

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State (Alabama)
Alabama Regular Session 2017

Death penalty, moratorium on imposition and execution not to exceed three years, procedure for administering [SB-50]
Death penalty, moratorium on imposition and execution not to exceed three years, procedure for administering

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Henry Sanders Read For The First Time And Referred To The Senate Committee On Judiciary on 02/07/2017

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State (Alabama)
Alabama Regular Session 2017

Death penalty repealed, Secs. 13A-5-39, 13A-5-43, 13A-5-44, 15-18-100 am'd; Secs. 13A-5-45 to 13A-5-53, inclusive, 13A-5-55, 13A-5-59, 15-18-80 to 15-18-86, inclusive, repealed [SB-51]
Death penalty repealed, Secs. 13A-5-39, 13A-5-43, 13A-5-44, 15-18-100 am'd; Secs. 13A-5-45 to 13A-5-53, inclusive, 13A-5-55, 13A-5-59, 15-18-80 to 15-18-86, inclusive, repealed

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Henry Sanders Read For The First Time And Referred To The Senate Committee On Judiciary on 02/07/2017

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