Introduced in the House on October 6, 2005, to establish a new crime of torturing another person, subject to up to life in prison. “Torture” would be defined as an intentialonal act that causes cruel or extreme physical or mental pain and suffering, inflicts great bodily injury, or inflicts severe mental pain or suffering upon another person within the violator's custody or physical control. Under current law, commission of such an act could be prosecuted under other criminal statutes, but there is no specific “torture” crime
The vote was 105 in favor, 0 opposed and 5 not voting
(House Roll Call 551 at House Journal 94)
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