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House Journal: Page 505: Wednesday, February 22, 1995

H-3135
 1     Amend the amendment, H-3109, to House File 2 as
 2   follows:
 3     1.  Page 5, line 24, by inserting after the word
 4   "misdemeanors." the following:  "The state may
 5   introduce evidence of the actual harm caused by the
 6   commission of the murder including, but not limited
 7   to, evidence relating to the life of the victim and
 8   the impact of the loss of the victim to the victim's
 9   family and society."
Amendment H-3135 was adopted.
Kreiman of Davis asked and received unanimous consent to
withdraw amendment H-3155B, to the committee amendment H-3109,
filed by Kreiman, Moreland and Bernau.
Holveck of Polk offered the following amendment H-3161, to the
committee amendment H-3109, filed by him from the floor and
moved its adoption:
H-3161
 1     Amend the amendment, H-3109, to House File 2 as
 2   follows:
 3     1.  Page 5, line 27, by inserting after the word
 4   "doubt" the following:  "by evidence that includes the
 5   testimony of at least two witnesses to the murder who
 6   viewed the murder from the same vantage point".
 7     2.  Page 6, line 29, by inserting after the word
 8   "trial" the following:  ", except that the testimony
 9   of the defendant or a parent, child, or sibling of the
10   defendant shall not be admissible for purposes of
11   establishing the existence of a factor enumerated
12   under section 902.12, or any aggravating
13   circumstance".
14     3.  Page 12, line 23, by inserting after the word
15   "evidence" the following:  ", except that the
16   testimony of the defendant or a parent, child, or
17   sibling of the defendant shall not be admissible for
18   purposes of establishing the existence of a factor
19   enumerated under section 902.12, or any aggravating
20   circumstance".
21     4.  Page 12, line 48, by inserting after the word
22   "doubt" the following:  "by evidence that includes the
23   testimony of at least two witnesses to the murder who
24   viewed the murder from the same vantage point".
Roll call was requested by Baker of Polk and Fallon of Polk.
On the question "Shall amendment H-3161, to the committee
amendment H-3109, be adopted?" (H.F. 2 )

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