HB 7101 (2016) -  Sentencing for Capital Felonies

General Bill by Criminal Justice Subcommittee and Trujillo and Spano (CO-SPONSORS) Avila; Mayfield; McBurney; Passidomo
Sentencing for Capital Felonies: Requiring the prosecutor to give notice to the defendant and to file the notice with the court within a certain timeframe if the prosecutor intends to seek the death penalty; requiring juries to determine the existence of aggravating factors, if any, in the penalty phase of capital cases; requiring a certain determination by at least 10 jurors to support a recommendation of a sentence of death; deleting provisions relating to advisory sentencing by juries and findings by the court in support of sentences of death, etc.
Effective Date: March 7, 2016
Last Event: Chapter No. 2016-13 on Monday, March 7, 2016 12:13 PM
Date Available for Final Passage: Friday, February 19, 2016 5:21 PM

PCB committee actions:

  • PCB CRJS 16-07 recommended by:
    Criminal Justice Subcommittee

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/SB 7068 Subject: Sentencing for Capital Felonies Relationship: Similar
Bill #: HB 157 Subject: Sentencing in Capital Felonies Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 330 Subject: Sentencing in Capital Felonies Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Enrolled
  • Engrossed 1
  • Original Filed Version
    • A 213683 , McBurney Date Filed: 02/16/16, Line#: 46 House: Adopted 02/17/2016 05:21 PM
    • A 976163 , Rodríguez, J. Date Filed: 02/16/16, Line#: 99 House: Withdrawn 02/16/2016 05:35 PM
    • A 471067 , Rodríguez, J. Date Filed: 02/16/16, Line#: 104 House: Withdrawn 02/16/2016 05:35 PM
    • D 396137 , Rodríguez, J. (JDC) Date Filed: 02/09/16, Line#: 0 House(c): Failed to Adopt 02/10/2016 04:26 PM
  • PCB CRJS 16-07
    • A PCB CRJS 16-07 a1 , Bracy (CRJS) Date Published: 02/02/16 , Line#: 104 House(c): Failed to Adopt 02/02/2016 03:48 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Final Bill Analysis 3/17/2016 3:17:53 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Judiciary Committee 2/10/2016 4:44:07 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Judiciary Committee 2/8/2016 4:47:30 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Judiciary Committee 2/8/2016 4:46:47 PM --UnPublished--
Chamber: House Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee 2/5/2016 10:17:26 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee 2/1/2016 8:21:12 AM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: House Date: 02/18/2016 04:51 PM   Yeas: 93 Nays: 20 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 577] Barcode:
Chamber: Senate Date: 03/03/2016 01:25 PM   Yeas: 35 Nays: 5 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 9] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: Chapter No. 2016-13 Time: 03/07/2016 - 12:13 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Approved by Governor Time: 03/07/2016 - 12:11 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor Time: 03/03/2016 - 4:12 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: H Ordered enrolled Time: 03/03/2016 - 2:08 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H In Messages Time: 03/03/2016 - 2:08 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Passed; YEAS 35 NAYS 5 -SJ 630 Time: 03/03/2016 - 1:25 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 630 Time: 03/03/2016 - 1:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Placed on 3rd reading Time: 03/02/2016 - 10:46 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 528 Time: 03/02/2016 - 10:46 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Substituted for CS/SB 7068 -SJ 528 Time: 03/02/2016 - 10:45 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 528 Time: 03/02/2016 - 10:45 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Withdrawn from Criminal Justice; Appropriations -SJ 528 Time: 03/02/2016 - 10:45 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: e1
Event: S Received -SJ 480 Time: 02/23/2016 - 6:41 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations -SJ 480 Time: 02/23/2016 - 5:48 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: e1
Event: S In Messages Time: 02/23/2016 - 4:48 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 02/23/2016 - 4:43 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Passed as amended; YEAS 93, NAYS 20 Time: 02/18/2016 - 4:51 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 02/18/2016 - 3:10 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 02/17/2016 - 5:35 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading Time: 02/17/2016 - 5:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 213683 adopted Time: 02/17/2016 - 5:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 02/17/2016 - 4:38 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 471067 withdrawn Time: 02/16/2016 - 5:35 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 976163 withdrawn Time: 02/16/2016 - 5:35 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 976163 filed Time: 02/16/2016 - 2:01 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 471067 filed Time: 02/16/2016 - 1:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 213683 filed Time: 02/16/2016 - 1:37 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/17/2016) Time: 02/15/2016 - 4:50 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 02/10/2016 - 4:44 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill released to House Calendar Time: 02/10/2016 - 4:44 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Judiciary Committee Time: 02/10/2016 - 4:44 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Judiciary Committee Time: 02/10/2016 - 4:26 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Added to Judiciary Committee agenda Time: 02/08/2016 - 4:03 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Now in Judiciary Committee Time: 02/08/2016 - 10:57 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee Time: 02/08/2016 - 10:57 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 02/05/2016 - 3:48 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 02/05/2016 - 10:31 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
775.082 CS/CS/HB 545, CS/SB 784, SB 1178, SB 1396, HB 4015, HB 7055, SB 7066, CS/SB 7068
782.04 CS/HB 73, CS/HB 385, CS/CS/HB 545, CS/SB 784, SB 1178, CS/SB 1182, CS/SB 1294*, CS/CS/HB 1347, HB 1367, CS/CS/SB 1528, HB 4015, CS/SB 7068
794.011 SB 1178, SB 1396, HB 4015, HB 7055, CS/SB 7068
893.135 SB 84, HB 327, CS/HB 385, SB 616, SB 640, HB 797, SB 1178, SB 1224, CS/CS/HB 1347, CS/CS/SB 1528, HB 4015, HB 4021, CS/SB 7068
921.141 HB 157, SB 330, CS/HB 385, CS/CS/HB 545, CS/SB 784, SB 1178, SB 1396, HB 4015, HB 7055, CS/SB 7068
921.142 HB 157, SB 330, CS/HB 385, SB 1178, HB 4015, CS/SB 7068

(*) Not the latest version