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prohibit capital punishment for any person suffering from a severe mental illness. Arthur Rusch , Timothy Johns Senate Bill · Last action Feb 20, 2020
Criminal Sentencing Mental Health
SB 64 would prohibit South Dakota from carrying out the death penalty against anyone diagnosed with a severe mental illness. This change would prevent executions of defendants with serious psychiatric conditions, even if they were convicted of capital crimes.
This bill does not directly amend codified state law.
Feb 20, 2020 S
Judiciary Deferred to the 41st legislative day Passed, YEAS 4, NAYS 3.
Feb 20, 2020 S
Judiciary Do Pass Amended Failed, YEAS 3, NAYS 4.
Feb 20, 2020 S
Judiciary Motion to amend
Feb 20, 2020 S
Judiciary Scheduled for hearing
Feb 6, 2020 S
Judiciary Hoghoused
Feb 6, 2020 S
Judiciary Scheduled for hearing
Jan 22, 2020 S
First read in Senate and referred to Senate Judiciary S.J. 62
AR Arthur Rusch
Prime sponsor · Sen.
TJ Timothy Johns
Prime sponsor · Rep.
Cosponsors
Bob Ewing
Bob Glanzer
Craig Kennedy
David Johnson
Deb Soholt
Doug Barthel
Erin Healy
Fred Deutsch
Helene Duhamel
Herman Otten
Jamie Smith
Jess Olson
Jim White
Kelly Sullivan
Kent Peterson
Kyle Schoenfish
Lee Schoenbeck
Linda Duba
Mark Willadsen
Marli Wiese
Oren Lesmeister
Paul Miskimins
Peri Pourier
Ray Ring
Red Dawn Foster
Reynold Nesiba
Ryan Cwach
Scyller Borglum
Shawn Bordeaux
Susan Wismer
Thomas Brunner
Tim Reed
Tom Pischke
Troy Heinert
V. J. Smith
Wayne Steinhauer
Judiciary — Do Pass Amended
Feb 20, 2020 Senate Committee
Failed
Judiciary — Deferred to the 41st legislative day
Feb 20, 2020 Senate Committee
Passed