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Senate Bill 107

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Last Action	recommitted to Judiciary (S)
Title	AN ACT relating to mental illness.
Bill Documents	Current/Final Introduced
Impact Statements	Corrections Impact
Bill Request Number	1260
Sponsors	J. Adams, J. Carroll, P. Clark, D. Harper Angel, M. McGarvey, S. Meredith, G. Neal, R. Thomas
Summary of Original Version	Amend KRS 532.130, 532.135, and 532.140 to add a diagnosis of serious mental illness to the disabilities which prevent execution for persons convicted of capital offenses.
Index Headings of Original Version	Corrections Impact - Capital offense, executions, mental illness Crimes and Punishments - Capital offense, executions, mental illness Criminal Procedure - Capital offense, executions, mental illness Deaths - Capital offense, executions, mental illness Mental Disability - Capital offense, executions, mental illness Mental Health - Capital offense, executions, mental illness
Proposed Amendments	Senate Committee Substitute 1

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01/23/18	introduced in Senate
01/24/18	to Judiciary (S)
03/01/18	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
03/02/18	2nd reading, to Rules
03/15/18	recommitted to Judiciary (S)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment	Senate Committee Substitute 1
Impact Statements	Corrections Impact
Summary	Keep original provisions, except remove post traumatic stress disorder from the list of illnesses that would exempt a defendant from the death penalty.
Index Headings	Corrections Impact - Capital offense, executions, mental illness Crimes and Punishments - Capital offense, executions, mental illness Criminal Procedure - Capital offense, executions, mental illness Deaths - Capital offense, executions, mental illness Mental Disability - Capital offense, executions, mental illness Mental Health - Capital offense, executions, mental illness

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