Key Votes
SB 416 - Death Penalty Discrimination - Key Vote
North Carolina Key Votes
Marilyn Avila voted Yea (Override of Veto) on this legislation.
Read recent statements Marilyn Avila made in this general time period.
Stages
- July 2, 2012 House Veto Override Passed
- July 2, 2012 Senate Veto Override Passed
- June 28, 2012 Executive Vetoed
- June 20, 2012 Senate Concurrence Vote Passed
- June 13, 2012 House Bill Passed
- March 31, 2011 Senate Bill Passed
- March 23, 2011 Introduced
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Stage Details
Legislation - Veto Override Passed (House) (72-48) - July 2, 2012 (Key vote)
Title: Death Penalty Discrimination
Vote to override a veto of a bill that limits the use of statistical evidence to establish that racial discrimination was a significant factor in the decision to seek or impose the death penalty.
- Specifies that the use of statistical evidence alone is insufficient to establish that race was a significant factor in seeking or imposing the death penalty (Sec. 3).
- Limits statistical evidence to statistics derived from the county or prosecutorial district where the defendant was sentenced, whereas existing law authorizes the use of statistical evidence from the judicial division and the state in addition to the county and prosecutorial district (Sec. 3).
- Limits the time from which evidence may be used to find that race was a significant factor in seeking or imposing the death penalty to 10 years before the offense was committed and 2 years after a sentence is imposed, whereas existing law does not provide a time limit (Sec. 3).
Legislation - Veto Override Passed (Senate) (31-11) - July 2, 2012 (Key vote)
Title: Death Penalty Discrimination
Vote to override a veto of a bill that limits the use of statistical evidence to establish that racial discrimination was a significant factor in the decision to seek or impose the death penalty.
- Specifies that the use of statistical evidence alone is insufficient to establish that race was a significant factor in seeking or imposing the death penalty (Sec. 3).
- Limits statistical evidence to statistics derived from the county or prosecutorial district where the defendant was sentenced, whereas existing law authorizes the use of statistical evidence from the judicial division and the state in addition to the county and prosecutorial district (Sec. 3).
- Limits the time from which evidence may be used to find that race was a significant factor in seeking or imposing the death penalty to 10 years before the offense was committed and 2 years after a sentence is imposed, whereas existing law does not provide a time limit (Sec. 3).
Legislation - Vetoed (Executive) - June 28, 2012
Title: Death Penalty Discrimination
Legislation - Concurrence Vote Passed (Senate) (30-18) - June 20, 2012 (Key vote)
Title: Death Penalty Discrimination
Vote to concur with House amendments and pass a bill that limits the use of statistical evidence to establish that racial discrimination was a significant factor in the decision to seek or impose the death penalty.
- Specifies that the use of statistical evidence alone is insufficient to establish that race was a significant factor in seeking or imposing the death penalty (Sec. 3).
- Limits statistical evidence to statistics derived from the county or prosecutorial district where the defendant was sentenced, whereas existing law authorizes the use of statistical evidence from the judicial division and the state in addition to the county and prosecutorial district (Sec. 3).
- Limits the time from which evidence may be used to find that race was a significant factor in seeking or imposing the death penalty to 10 years before the offense was committed and 2 years after a sentence is imposed, whereas existing law does not provide a time limit (Sec. 3).
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (73-47) - June 13, 2012 (Key vote)
Title: Death Penalty Discrimination
Vote to pass a bill that limits the use of statistical evidence to establish that racial discrimination was a significant factor in the decision to seek or impose the death penalty.
- Specifies that the use of statistical evidence alone is insufficient to establish that race was a significant factor in seeking or imposing the death penalty (Sec. 3).
- Limits statistical evidence to statistics derived from the county or prosecutorial district where the defendant was sentenced, whereas existing law authorizes the use of statistical evidence from the judicial division and the state in addition to the county and prosecutorial district (Sec. 3).
- Limits the time from which evidence may be used to find that race was a significant factor in seeking or imposing the death penalty to 10 years before the offense was committed and 2 years after a sentence is imposed, whereas existing law does not provide a time limit (Sec. 3).
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (47-1) - March 31, 2011
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - March 23, 2011
Title: Death Penalty Discrimination
Sponsors
- James S. 'Jim' Forrester (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Kathryn Gray 'Kathy' Harrington (NC - R)
- William Peter 'Bill' Rabon (NC - R)
Co-sponsors
- Austin Murphy Allran (NC - R)
- Thomas M. 'Tom' Apodaca (NC - R)
- Stanley Walker 'Stan' Bingham (NC - R)
- Harris Durham Blake (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Andrew Coley Brock (NC - R)
- Harry Brown (NC - R)
- Peter Samuel 'Pete' Brunstetter (NC - R)
- Debbie Ann Clary (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Warren Todd Daniel (NC - R)
- James Wayland 'Jim' Davis (NC - R)
- Don Weldon East (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Richard Wallace 'Rick' Gunn Jr. (NC - R)
- Fletcher L. 'Fletch' Hartsell Jr. (NC - R)
- Ralph Edward Hise Jr. (NC - R)
- Neal K. Hunt (NC - R)
- William Brent 'Brent' Jackson (NC - R)
- Wesley A. Meredith (NC - R)
- Louis M. Pate Jr. (NC - R)
- Jean Rouse Preston (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Daniel Frederick Soucek (NC - R)
- Richard Y. Stevens (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jerry W. Tillman (NC - R)
- Wyatt Thomas 'Tommy' Tucker Sr. (NC - R)
