HB 1875: Death Penalty Justice Act of 2000
GENERAL BILL by Heyman ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Levine ; Rayson ; Greene ; Wasserman Schultz ; Miller ; Bullard ; Ritter ; Hill ; Henriquez ; Brown ; Eggelletion ; Roberts-Burke ; Kosmas ; Betancourt ; Effman ; Wilson ; Ritchie ; Sobel ; Reddick ; Smith ; Hafner ; Greenstein ; Bloom ; Bush ; Lawson ; Jacobs ; Chestnut ; Frankel ; Stafford ; Lee
Death Penalty Justice Act of 2000; creates said act; provides instructions for Supreme Court to review & revise criteria for judges assigned to capital case division; deletes provision limiting filing of certain postconviction or collateral actions; requires that jury recommendation of death be pursuant to unanimous vote of jury; provides for recommendation for life sentence if jury vote is less than unanimous, etc. Amends Chs. 27, 921, 922, 924.
Last Action: 5/5/2000 House - Died in Committee on Crime & Punishment (CRC)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 3/9/2000 House • Filed; Introduced -HJ 00216
3/17/2000 House • Referred to Crime & Punishment (CRC); Judiciary (CJC); Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00327
5/5/2000 House • Died in Committee on Crime & Punishment (CRC)
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HB 1875, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 8/28/2000 at 9:14 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location S 1608 Postconvictions/Capital Cases Jones Similar Last Action: 5/5/2000 S Died in Committee on Criminal Justice
Location:Citations - Statutes (6)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 27.702 Duties of the capital collateral regional counsel; reports. 921.141 Sentence of death or life imprisonment for capital felonies; further proceedings to determine sentence. 922.095 Grounds for death warrant. 924.055 Time limitations for postconviction proceedings in capital cases. 924.056 924.057