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CS/HB 3175: Death Penalty Appeals Reform Act

GENERAL BILL by Crime & Punishment ; Crist ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Ball ; Trovillion ; Futch ; Bainter ; Lynn ; Crow ; Thrasher ; Starks ; Livingston ; Putnam ; Wallace ; Melvin ; Casey ; Wise ; Posey ; Constantine ; King ; Littlefield ; Brooks ; Jones ; Albright ; Tamargo ; Carlton ; Edwards ; Turnbull ; Boyd ; Bronson ; Saunders ; Maygarden ; Valdes ; Fasano ; Smith ; Minton ; Morroni ; Fischer ; Bitner ; Arnall ; Safley ; Feeney ; Pruitt ; Culp ; Goode ; Peaden ; Spratt ; Kelly ; Byrd ; Burroughs ; Flanagan ; Stabins ; Sindler ; Cosgrove ; Prewitt ; Heyman ; Merchant ; Fuller ; Crady ; Dockery ; Argenziano ; Mackey ; Brown ; Hafner ; Stafford ; Bloom ; Wiles ; Sembler ; Mackenzie ; Jacobs ; Harrington ; Villalobos ; Westbrook ; Murman ; Diaz de la Portilla ; Sanderson

Death Penalty Appeals Reform Act; creates "Death Penalty Appeals Reform Act of 1998"; revises legislative intent re collateral representation to exclude postconviction proceedings in state court; makes regions of capital collateral regional counsel offices coincident with jurisdictional areas of certain federal court districts; revises time limitation for application for relief in federal court; prohibits certain postconviction proceedings in state courts, etc. Amends FS.

Effective Date: Contingent
Last Action: 5/1/1998 House - Died in Committee on Civil Justice & Claims (JC), Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to SB 898 (Ch. 98-194)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/5/1997 House • Prefiled
    12/17/1997 House • Referred to Crime & Punishment (JC); Civil Justice & Claims (JC); Criminal Justice Appropriations
    1/30/1998 House • On Committee agenda-- Crime & Punishment (JC), 02/17/98, 1:30 pm, 21-HOB --Workshop-Discussed
    2/27/1998 House • On Committee agenda-- Crime & Punishment (JC), 03/05/98, 3:15 pm, 21-HOB
    3/3/1998 House • Introduced, referred to Crime & Punishment (JC); Civil Justice & Claims (JC); Criminal Justice Appropriations -HJ 00016; On Committee agenda-- Crime & Punishment (JC), 02/17/98, 1:30 pm, 21-HOB --Workshop-Discussed; On Committee agenda-- Crime & Punishment (JC), 03/05/98, 3:15 pm, 21-HOB
    3/5/1998 House • Comm. Action: CS by Crime & Punishment (JC) -HJ 00245
    3/17/1998 House • CS read first time on 03/17/98 -HJ 00242
    3/16/1998 House • Now in Civil Justice & Claims (JC) -HJ 00245
    3/19/1998 House • On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice & Claims (JC), 03/25/98, 10:00 am, 102-HOB --Workshop-Discussed
    4/9/1998 House • On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice & Claims (JC), 04/14/98, 1:32 pm, 102-HOB --Not considered
    5/1/1998 House • Died in Committee on Civil Justice & Claims (JC), Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to SB 898 (Ch. 98-194)

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  • CS/HB 3175, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 8/28/2000 at 11:08 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Crime & Punishment (Post-Meeting) 3/11/1998 (pdf)
    Crime & Punishment (Post-Meeting) 3/11/1998 (pdf)
    Crime & Punishment (Post-Meeting) 3/11/1998 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    S 898 (e1) Burt Compare Last Action: 5/24/1998 Became Law without Governor's Signature; Chapter No. 98-194
    Location:

    Citations - Statutes (11)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    27.7001 Legislative intent.
    27.701 Capital collateral regional counsels.
    27.702 Duties of the capital collateral regional counsel; reports.
    27.704 Appointment of assistants and other staff; method of payments.
    27.707 Investigators; service of process.
    27.708 Access to prisoners; compliance with the Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure in capital collateral litigation; records requests; approval of records requests.
    27.7091 Legislative recommendations to Supreme Court; postconviction proceedings; pro bono service credit.
    79.01 Application and writ.
    924.051 Terms and conditions of appeals and collateral review in criminal cases.
    924.055 Time limitations for postconviction proceedings in capital cases.
    924.066 Collateral relief.

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  • HB 3175, Original Filed Version Posted 8/28/2000 at 11:08 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Crime & Punishment (Post-Meeting) 2/5/1998 (pdf)
    Crime & Punishment (Post-Meeting) 2/5/1998 (pdf)
    Crime & Punishment (Post-Meeting) 2/19/1998 (pdf)
    Crime & Punishment (Post-Meeting) 2/19/1998 (pdf)

    Citations - Statutes (10)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    27.7001 Legislative intent.
    27.701 Capital collateral regional counsels.
    27.702 Duties of the capital collateral regional counsel; reports.
    27.704 Appointment of assistants and other staff; method of payments.
    27.707 Investigators; service of process.
    27.708 Access to prisoners; compliance with the Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure in capital collateral litigation; records requests; approval of records requests.
    79.01 Application and writ.
    924.051 Terms and conditions of appeals and collateral review in criminal cases.
    924.055 Time limitations for postconviction proceedings in capital cases.
    924.066 Collateral relief.

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