Bill Title: Death penalty aggravator. Makes a murder eligible for the death penalty if the murder involved decapitating or attempting to decapitate the victim while the victim was still alive.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)

Status: (Passed) 2015-05-05 - Public Law 198 [SB0008 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Senator Brent Steele [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-044	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator James Buck [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-021	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Casey Cox [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-085	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Gregory Steuerwald [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-040	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Doug Gutwein [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-016	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Eric Koch [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-044	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Terry Goodin [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-066	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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