SB 148 (2013) -  Sentencing In Capital Felonies

by Altman (CO-SPONSORS) Soto
Requiring that an advisory sentence of death be made by a unanimous recommendation of the jury after a defendant’s conviction or adjudication of guilt for a capital felony or capital drug-trafficking felony; requiring the court to instruct the jury that, in order for the jury to recommend to the court that the death penalty be imposed, the jury must find that sufficient aggravating circumstances exist which outweigh any mitigating circumstances found to exist; requiring that the court provide a special verdict form for each aggravating circumstance found, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2013
Last Event: 05/03/13 S Died in Criminal Justice on Friday, May 3, 2013 7:16 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Criminal Justice
    • On agenda for: 03/18/13 1:00 PM
  • Judiciary
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  • Appropriations

Related Bills

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 3/12/2013 11:15:53 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Criminal Justice Time: 05/03/2013 - 7:16 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/18/13, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed Time: 03/13/2013 - 4:14 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/11/13, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed Time: 03/06/2013 - 4:01 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 16 Time: 03/05/2013 - 8:18 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 16 Time: 01/11/2013 - 9:15 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 12/21/2012 - 3:11 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill