CS/HB 1095: Death Penalty/Mental Retardation
GENERAL BILL by State Administration; Green; Weissman; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Goodlette; Spratt; Kottkamp; Littlefield; Murman; Argenziano; Detert; Rubio; Barreiro; Kilmer; Negron; Farkas; Crow; Byrd; Bilirakis; Russell; Bucher; Davis; Betancourt; Kendrick; McGriff; Mahon; Henriquez; Atwater; Diaz de la Portilla; Rich; Romeo; Gannon; Bean; Bense; Wiles; Heyman; Fiorentino; Justice; Kosmas; Lynn; Seiler; Paul; Holloway; Hart; Garcia; Bullard; Attkisson; Bendross-Mindingall; Prieguez; Waters; Stansel; Cusack; Melvin; Lacasa; Lerner; Sobel; Slosberg; Kallinger; Gelber; Smith; Ausley; Jennings; Bennett; Wilson; Frankel; Cantens; Sorensen; Brummer; Trovillion
Death Penalty/Mental Retardation; defines term "mental retardation"; prohibits imposition of sentence of death on defendant who has mental retardation; provides requirements for raising mental retardation as bar to death sentence; provides for separate proceeding to determine whether defendant has mental retardation; provides for determination of mental retardation to be appealed; provides for application of provisions prohibiting imposition of sentence of death. Creates 921.137.
Last Action: 5/4/2001 House - Died in Committee on Fiscal Policy & Resources (FRC), Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 238 (Ch. 2001-202)
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Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 3/8/2001 | House |
• Filed; Introduced -HJ 00158 |
| 3/20/2001 | House |
• Referred to State Administration (SGC); Crime Prevention, Corrections & Safety (HCC); Fiscal Policy & Resources (FRC); Council for Smarter Government -HJ 00324 |
| 3/23/2001 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- State Administration (SGC), 03/27/01, 10:15 am, 306-H |
| 3/27/2001 | House |
• CS by State Administration (SGC); YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -HJ 00506 |
| 4/10/2001 | House |
• CS read first time on 04/10/01 -HJ 00503 |
| 4/5/2001 | House |
• Pending review of CS under Rule 6 -HJ 00506 |
| 4/17/2001 | House |
• Now in Crime Prevention, Corrections & Safety (HCC) -HJ 00506 |
| 4/24/2001 | House |
• Withdrawn from Crime Prevention, Corrections & Safety (HCC) -HJ 00557; Now in Fiscal Policy & Resources (FRC) |
| 5/4/2001 | House |
• Died in Committee on Fiscal Policy & Resources (FRC), Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 238 (Ch. 2001-202) |