North Carolina 2017-2018 Session Status: In Committee 4 R cosponsors

SB 666 — Capital Procedure/Severe Disability.

Last action — Passed 1st Reading

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    Passed House
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This bill died with 2017-2018 Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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The recent update to Senate Bill 666 in North Carolina includes the addition of specific session and filing details at the beginning of the document. This change clarifies when the bill was introduced and which general assembly it pertains to. It matters because clear documentation helps ensure transparency in the legislative process, making it easier for the public and lawmakers to track the bill's progress and context.

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FILED SENATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA Apr 4, 2017 S.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2017 S 1 SENATE BILL 666* Short Title:
666 SESSION 2017 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS35276-MM-69E* (03/16) Short Title:
Senators Britt, Lee, and McKissick (Primary Sponsors).
Senators Britt, Lee, McKissick (Primary Sponsors);
Daniel and J.
Jackson.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO AMEND THE CAPITAL TRIAL, SENTENCING, AND POSTCONVICTION PROCEDURES FOR A PERSON WITH A SEVERE MENTAL DISABILITY AND TO PROVIDE THAT INSANITY IS NOT AVAILABLE AS A DEFENSE TO A CRIMINAL ACTION IF PRIOR ALCOHOL OR DRUG USE OR BOTH ARE THE SOLE CAUSE OF THE PSYCHOSIS OR IF VOLUNTARY INTOXICATION, A VOLUNTARY DRUGGED CONDITION, OR BOTH COMBINED ARE THE SOLE SUPPORT FOR THE DEFENSE.
Rules and Operations of the Senate April 5, 2017 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO AMEND THE CAPITAL TRIAL, SENTENCING, AND POSTCONVICTION PROCEDURES FOR A PERSON WITH A SEVERE MENTAL DISABILITY AND TO PROVIDE THAT INSANITY IS NOT AVAILABLE AS A DEFENSE TO A CRIMINAL ACTION IF PRIOR ALCOHOL OR DRUG USE OR BOTH ARE THE SOLE CAUSE OF THE PSYCHOSIS OR IF VOLUNTARY INTOXICATION, A VOLUNTARY DRUGGED CONDITION, OR BOTH COMBINED ARE THE SOLE SUPPORT FOR THE DEFENSE.
*DRS35276-MM-69E* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 (b) Death Penalty Prohibited for Defendant With Severe Mental Disability at Time of Commission of Criminal Offense.
*S666-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 (b) Death Penalty Prohibited for Defendant With Severe Mental Disability at Time of Commission of Criminal Offense.
In all cases in which the death penalty may be authorized, the judge shall include in his instructions to the jury that it must consider any aggravating circumstance or circumstances or mitigating circumstance or circumstances from the lists provided in subsections (e) and (f) which may be supported by the Page 2 DRS35276-MM-69E* [v.2] (03/17) General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 evidence, and shall furnish to the jury a written list of issues relating to such aggravating or mitigating circumstance or circumstances.
In all cases in which the death penalty may be authorized, the judge shall include in his instructions to the jury that it must consider any aggravating circumstance or circumstances or mitigating circumstance or circumstances from the lists provided in subsections (e) and (f) which may be supported by the Page 2 Senate Bill 666*-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 evidence, and shall furnish to the jury a written list of issues relating to such aggravating or mitigating circumstance or circumstances.
DRS35276-MM-69E* [v.2] (03/17) Page 3
Senate Bill 666*-First Edition Page 3
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Action History

  1. Passed 1st Reading

  2. Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  3. Filed

Sponsors

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2 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 174 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (174)

174 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Who sponsors SB 666?
SB 666 is sponsored by McKissick, Warren Daniel (Republican), Danny Earl Britt, Jr. (Republican), Michael V. Lee (Republican), and Brent Jackson (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 666?
This bill died with 2017-2018 Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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