relative to incorporating hard labor as a sentencing option for capital murder and serious sexual assaults on children, defining hard labor, establishing medical exemptions and penalties for abuse thereof, providing alternative punitive measures for legitimate medical exemptions, and authorizing jury determination of hard labor in qualifying cases.

Special Order to the Present Time, Without Objection, MA; 02/05/2026; SJ 3

Sen. Gannon Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 02/05/2026; SJ 3

Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-3096h: MA RC 179-159 01/07/2026

Amendment # 2025-3096h: AA VV 01/07/2026

Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-3096h (NT) 11/13/2025 (Vote 9-7; RC) HC 51 P. 22

Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate

Executive Session: 11/13/2025 10:00 am GP 159

Public Hearing on non-germane Amendment # 2025-3012h: 10/23/2025 10:00 am GP159

==RESCHEDULED== Full Committee Work Session: 10/22/2025 10:00 am GP 230

==RESCHEDULED== Executive Session: 10/22/2025 01:00 am GP 230

Retained in Committee

==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 05/09/2025 11:01 am LOB 202-204

==CANCELLED== Executive Session: 04/25/2025 10:00 am LOB 202-204

==RECESSED== Executive Session: 04/23/2025 11:00 am LOB 202-204

Public Hearing: 04/09/2025 10:30 am LOB 202-204

Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 11 P. 109

Committee Amendment # 2025-0142s, AF, VV; 01/30/2025; SJ 4

Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-0165s, RC 14Y-9N, MA; OT3rdg; 01/30/2025; SJ 4

Sen. Rochefort Floor Amendment # 2025-0165s, AA, VV; 01/30/2025; SJ 4

Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0142s, 01/30/2025, Vote 3-2; SC 7A

Hearing: 01/14/2025, Room 100, SH, 01:15 pm; SC 5

Introduced 01/08/2025 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 2