Bill Title: Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. Provides that in a criminal prosecution in which the defendant is accused of first degree murder or second degree murder when the commission of the offense involves domestic violence, evidence of the defendant's commission of another offense or offenses of domestic violence is admissible, and may be considered for its bearing on any matter to which it is relevant. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-2)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [SB3510 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Senator Pamela Althoff [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-032	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Kirk Dillard [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-024	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Jacqueline Collins [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-016	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Iris Martinez [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-020	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Edward Maloney [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-018	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Kimberly Lightford [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-004	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Arthur Turner [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-009	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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