SB 664 (2015) -  Sentencing in Capital Felonies

General Bill by Altman
Sentencing in Capital Felonies: 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 the mitigating circumstances found to exist, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2015
Last Event: 05/01/15 S Died in Judiciary on Friday, May 1, 2015 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Criminal Justice
    • On agenda for: 03/16/15 2:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 5   Nays 0
  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 04/15/15 2:00 PM
  • Appropriations

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 139 Subject: Sentencing in Capital Felonies Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 4/14/2015 1:51:37 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 3/16/2015 5:53:33 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 3/13/2015 7:57:07 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Judiciary Time: 05/01/2015 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/15/15, 2:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building --Not Considered Time: 04/10/2015 - 2:10 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Now in Judiciary -SJ 191 Time: 03/16/2015 - 4:25 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 191 Time: 03/16/2015 - 3:34 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/16/15, 2:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building Time: 03/11/2015 - 11:23 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/10/15, 10:00 am, 37 Senate Office Building --Not Considered Time: 03/05/2015 - 11:58 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 77 Time: 03/03/2015 - 7:55 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 77 Time: 02/06/2015 - 1:31 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 02/03/2015 - 3:28 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
921.141 HB 139, SB 1322, HB 4003
921.142 HB 139, SB 1322, HB 4003