General Bill
Sentencing in Capital Felonies:
Requires that advisory sentence of death be made by unanimous recommendation of jury; requires court to instruct jury that in order for jury to recommend death penalty, jury must find that sufficient aggravating circumstances exist which outweigh mitigating circumstances & that each aggravating circumstance must be proven beyond reasonable doubt by unanimous vote; requires that court provide special verdict form specifying each aggravating circumstance found; limits court's findings concerning aggravating circumstances to those found by jury.
Effective Date:
July 1, 2016
Last Event:
Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7101 (Ch. 2016-13) on Friday, March 11, 2016 6:45 PM
Bill #
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Subject
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Relationship
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Bill #:
SB 330
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Subject:
Sentencing in Capital Felonies
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Relationship:
Identical
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Bill #:
HB 7101
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Subject:
Sentencing for Capital Felonies
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Relationship:
Compare
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Bill #:
CS/SB 7068
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Subject:
Sentencing for Capital Felonies
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Relationship:
Compare
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Ver. |
Event:
H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7101 (Ch. 2016-13)
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Time:
03/11/2016 - 6:45 PM
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Member:
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Committee:
Criminal Justice Subcommittee
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Version:
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Event:
H 1st Reading
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Time:
01/12/2016 - 8:37 PM
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Member:
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Committee:
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Version:
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Event:
H Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
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Time:
09/24/2015 - 5:32 PM
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Member:
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Committee:
Criminal Justice Subcommittee
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Version:
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Event:
H Referred to Judiciary Committee
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Time:
09/24/2015 - 5:32 PM
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Member:
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Committee:
Judiciary Committee
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Version:
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Event:
H Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
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Time:
09/24/2015 - 5:32 PM
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Member:
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Committee:
Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
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Version:
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Event:
H Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
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Time:
09/24/2015 - 5:32 PM
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Member:
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Committee:
Criminal Justice Subcommittee
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Version:
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Event:
H Filed
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Time:
09/11/2015 - 3:52 PM
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Member:
Rodríguez, J.
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Committee:
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Version:
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Statute
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Other Bill Citations
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921.141
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SB 330,
CS/HB 385,
CS/CS/HB 545,
CS/SB 784,
SB 1178,
SB 1396,
HB 4015,
HB 7055,
CS/SB 7068,
HB 7101
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921.142
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SB 330,
CS/HB 385,
SB 1178,
HB 4015,
CS/SB 7068,
HB 7101
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