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House Journal: Page 519: Wednesday, February 22, 1995

 4   inserting the following:
 5     "Sec. ___.  EFFECTIVE DATE -- SEVERABILITY --
 6   SENTENCES COMMUTED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT IF ACT
 7   UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
 8     1.  This Act takes effect October 1, 1995, and
 9   applies to offenses committed on or after that date.
10     2.  If any provision of this Act or the application
11   thereof to any person is invalid, the invalidity shall
12   not affect the provisions or application of this Act
13   which can be given effect without the invalid
14   provisions or application and to this end the
15   provisions of this Act are severable.
16     3.  If the imposition of a sentence of death under
17   this Act is found to be unconstitutional, the sentence
18   of any person who has been sentenced to death under
19   this Act shall automatically be commuted to a term of
20   life imprisonment."
21     2.  Page 16, by inserting after line 10 the
22   following:
23     "   .  Title page, line 6, by inserting after the
24   word "providing" the following:  "an effective date
25   and".
26     3.  By numbering, renumbering, and correcting
27   internal references, as necessary.
Amendment H-3141 was adopted, placing out of order amendment
H-3134, to the committee amendment H-3109, filed by Doderer,
Shoultz, Fallon, Jochum, Burnett and Bernau from the floor.
Doderer of Johnson offered the following amendment H-3144, to
the committee amendment H-3109, filed by Doderer from the floor
and moved its adoption:
H-3144
 1     Amend the amendment, H-3109, to House File 2 as
 2   follows:
 3     1.  Page 16, by inserting after line 3 the
 4   following:
 5     "   .  EFFECTIVE DATE.  This Act shall not take
 6   effect unless an appropriation is made in accordance
 7   with section 25B.2, subsection 3, which fully funds or
 8   funds a proportionate share of the costs of
 9   implementing this Act.""
10     2.  By numbering, renumbering, and correcting
11   internal references as necessary.
Amendment H-3144 lost.
Doderer of Johnson asked and received unanimous consent to
withdraw amendment H-3182, to the committee amendment H-3109,
filed by her from the floor.

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