HCS HB 185 - Death Penalty Rules - Georgia Key Vote
Bob Hanner voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Timeline
- Senate Bill Sent To Committee
- March 20, 2007
- House Bill Passed
- March 20, 2007
- Introduced
- Jan. 29, 2007
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Stage Details
Title: Death Penalty Rules
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill changing the procedure by which the death penalty is applied.
Highlights:
-Allows for a sentence of death in cases where at least ten members of a jury vote for such, provided the jury has found that a defendant has committed at least one statutory aggravating circumstance (Sec. 2).
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NOTE: AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION REQUIRES TWO-THIRDS APPROVAL IN EACH CHAMBER FOR PASSAGE. IT MUST THEN BE APPROVED BY A MAJORITY OF CITIZENS VOTING IN THE NEXT ELECTION TO BE ENACTED.
Title: Death Penalty Rules
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill changing the procedure by which the death penalty is applied.
Highlights:
-Allows for a sentence of death in cases where at least ten members of a jury vote for such, provided the jury has found that a defendant has committed at least one statutory aggravating circumstance (Sec. 2).
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NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.