HB 965: Sentencing/Capital Cases
GENERAL BILL by Gelber
Sentencing/Capital Cases; provides for sentence rendered by jury in capital case to be mandatory sentence rather than advisory sentence; authorizes court to review sentence of death by jury; amends provision re prohibition on sentencing mentally retarded defendant to death; conforms provisions to changes made by act, etc. Amends 921.141,.137.
Effective Date: 10/1/2003 10/01/2003
Last Action: 5/2/2003 House - Died in Committee on Judiciary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/2/2003 House - Died in Committee on Judiciary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 3/1/2003 House • Prefiled
3/4/2003 House • Introduced -HJ 00082
3/7/2003 House • Referred to Judiciary; Public Safety & Crime Prevention; Public Safety Appropriations (AP); Appropriations -HJ 00165
4/7/2003 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/09/03, 10:15 am, Morris Hall --Not considered
5/2/2003 House • Died in Committee on Judiciary
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HB 965, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/1/2003 at 3:09 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Judiciary (Post-Meeting) (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location S 120 Sentencing/Capital Cases Smith Identical Last Action: 5/2/2003 S Died in Committee on Criminal Justice
Location:Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 921.137 Imposition of the death sentence upon a mentally retarded defendant prohibited. 921.141 Sentence of death or life imprisonment for capital felonies; further proceedings to determine sentence.