1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to criminal procedure; requesting a report on 
  1.3             prosecutorial rebuttals; repealing the law providing 
  1.4             for order of final argument; amending Laws 1997, 
  1.5             chapter 239, article 3, sections 22 and 23; repealing 
  1.6             Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 631.07. 
  1.7   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.8      Section 1.  Laws 1997, chapter 239, article 3, section 22, 
  1.9   is amended to read: 
  1.10     Sec. 22.  [RULE SUPERSEDED.] 
  1.11     ~~Minnesota Rules of Criminal Procedure, rule 26.03,~~ 
  1.12  ~~subdivision 11, is superseded to the extent it conflicts with~~ 
  1.13  ~~Minnesota Statutes, section 631.07.~~ By January 15, 2001, the 
  1.14  supreme court is requested to review rule 26.03, subdivision 11, 
  1.15  of the Minnesota Rules of Criminal Procedure and report to the 
  1.16  chairs of the senate and house committees having jurisdiction 
  1.17  over criminal justice policy on prosecutorial rebuttals.  
  1.18     Sec. 2.  Laws 1997, chapter 239, article 3, section 23, is 
  1.19  amended to read: 
  1.20     Sec. 23.  [631.075] [REPORT.] 
  1.21     By January 15, ~~1999~~ 2000, and each year thereafter, the 
  1.22  supreme court is requested to report to the chairs of the senate 
  1.23  and house committees having jurisdiction over criminal justice 
  1.24  policy on prosecutorial rebuttals under ~~Minnesota Statutes,~~ 
  1.25  ~~section 631.07~~ rule 26.03, subdivision 11, of the Minnesota 
  1.26  Rules of Criminal Procedure.  The report must contain 
  2.1   information on: 
  2.2      (1) the number of rebuttals requested by prosecutors; 
  2.3      (2) the number of rebuttals permitted by courts; and 
  2.4      (3) the circumstances involving instances in which 
  2.5   rebuttals were not permitted. 
  2.6      Sec. 3.  [REPEALER.] 
  2.7      Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 631.07, is repealed.