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HB 1481: Death Penalty Reform Act

GENERAL BILL by Coley

Death Penalty Reform Act; prohibits certain public defenders from representing certain persons sentenced to death; provides for notification of Fla. Supreme Court & appointment by court of another public defender; revises definition of "active"; reenacts & amends provision re capital postconviction public records production; revises criteria for determining full pleading of capital postconviction action, etc. Amends FS.

Effective Date: Contingent
 Last Action: 5/4/2007 House - Died in Safety & Security Council
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/5/2007 House • Filed
    3/6/2007 House • Introduced -HJ 00105
    3/12/2007 House • Referred to Safety & Security Council; Policy & Budget Council -HJ 00189
    5/4/2007 House • Died in Safety & Security Council

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  • HB 1481, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/5/2007 at 1:40 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    H 1479 Rules of Court Procedure & Practice Coley Linked Last Action: 5/4/2007 H Died in Safety & Security Council
    Location:
    S 2740 Death Penalty [LPCC] Argenziano Compare Last Action: 5/4/2007 S Died in Committee on Criminal Justice
    Location:
    S 2742 Rules of Court Procedure & Practice [LPCC] Argenziano Compare Last Action: 5/4/2007 S Died in Committee on Criminal Justice
    Location:

    Citations - Statutes (16)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    27.51 Duties of public defender.
    27.702 Duties of the capital collateral regional counsel; reports.
    27.703 Conflict of interest and substitute counsel.
    27.7081 Capital postconviction public records production.
    27.709 Commission on Capital Cases.
    27.710 Registry of attorneys applying to represent persons in postconviction capital collateral proceedings; certification of minimum requirements; appointment by trial court.
    27.711 Terms and conditions of appointment of attorneys as counsel in postconviction capital collateral proceedings.
    119.011 Definitions.
    922.095 Grounds for death warrant; limitations of actions.
    922.108 Sentencing orders in capital cases.
    924.055 Postconviction review in capital cases; legislative findings and intent.
    924.056 Commencement of capital postconviction actions for which sentence of death is imposed on or after January 14, 2000; limitations on actions.
    924.057 Limitation on postconviction cases in which the death sentence was imposed before January 14, 2000.
    924.058 Capital postconviction claims.
    924.059 Time limitations and judicial review in capital postconviction actions.
    924.395 Sanctions.

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