CS/CS/SB 1342 (2023) - Capital Sexual Battery

General Bill by Rules and Criminal Justice and Martin (CO-SPONSORS) Book

Capital Sexual Battery: Revising how certain capital felonies are punished; requiring a court to conduct a separate sentencing proceeding to determine whether a defendant should be sentenced to death or life imprisonment without the possibility of parole upon the defendant’s conviction or adjudication of guilt for a capital felony; requiring a recommendation to the court of a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole if fewer than eight jurors determine that the defendant should be sentenced to death; requiring the court to impose the jury’s recommended sentence if the recommendation is for a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, etc.

Effective Date: 10/01/2023

Last Event: 04/18/23 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1297 (Ch. 2023-25) -SJ 421 on Tuesday, April 18, 2023 6:49 PM

Lobbyist Disclosure Information

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

Criminal Justice
- On agenda for: 03/20/23 3:30 PM
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 8 Nays 0
Rules
- On agenda for: 04/11/23 8:30 AM
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 18 Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill #	Subject	Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 1297	Subject: Capital Sexual Battery	Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Committee Substitute 2
Committee Substitute 1
- A 783052 , Rules, Martin Date Filed: 04/07/23, Line#: 262 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 04/11/2023 05:39 PM
Original Filed Version
- A 667084 , Criminal Justice, Martin Date Filed: 03/17/23, Line#: 131 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 03/20/2023 05:56 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber	Committee
Chamber: Senate	Committee: Rules 4/11/2023 7:50:29 PM
Chamber: Senate	Committee: Rules 4/10/2023 8:37:40 AM
Chamber: Senate	Committee: Criminal Justice 3/21/2023 12:07:48 PM
Chamber: Senate	Committee: Criminal Justice 3/17/2023 3:04:24 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event	Time	Member	Committee	Ver.
Event: S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1297 (Ch. 2023-25) -SJ 421	Time: 04/18/2023 - 6:49 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c2
Event: S Substituted CS/CS/HB 1297 -SJ 421	Time: 04/18/2023 - 6:49 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c2
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 420	Time: 04/18/2023 - 6:40 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/18/23	Time: 04/13/2023 - 3:42 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading	Time: 04/13/2023 - 1:24 PM	Member:	Committee:	Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by Rules read 1st time	Time: 04/12/2023 - 6:30 PM	Member:	Committee: Rules	Version: c2
Event: S Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)	Time: 04/12/2023 - 9:39 AM	Member:	Committee: Rules	Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 18 NAYS 0	Time: 04/11/2023 - 12:48 PM	Member:	Committee: Rules	Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/11/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building	Time: 04/06/2023 - 3:10 PM	Member:	Committee: Rules	Version: c1
Event: S Now in Rules	Time: 03/22/2023 - 12:48 PM	Member:	Committee: Rules	Version: c1
Event: S Remaining references corrected to Rules	Time: 03/22/2023 - 12:48 PM	Member:	Committee: Rules	Version: c1
Event: S Original reference(s) removed: Judiciary	Time: 03/22/2023 - 12:48 PM	Member:	Committee: Judiciary	Version: c1
Event: S CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time	Time: 03/21/2023 - 4:38 PM	Member:	Committee: Criminal Justice	Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)	Time: 03/21/2023 - 12:21 PM	Member:	Committee: Criminal Justice	Version: __
Event: S CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0	Time: 03/20/2023 - 6:02 PM	Member:	Committee: Criminal Justice	Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/20/23, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building	Time: 03/15/2023 - 3:44 PM	Member:	Committee: Criminal Justice	Version: __
Event: S Introduced	Time: 03/07/2023 - 10:45 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __
Event: S Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules	Time: 03/06/2023 - 12:58 PM	Member:	Committee: Criminal Justice	Version: __
Event: S Filed	Time: 03/01/2023 - 11:02 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute	Other Bill Citations
794.011	HB 115, HB 123, SB 206, CS/SB 528, CS/HB 537, SB 1022, CS/CS/HB 1297
921.137	CS/CS/HB 1297
921.141	CS/CS/SB 450, SB 520, CS/CS/HB 555, HB 609, CS/CS/HB 1297
921.1425	CS/CS/HB 1297
924.07	CS/CS/HB 1297