The Florida Senate

SB 1080: Capital Collateral Representation [SPSC]

GENERAL BILL by Crist

Capital Collateral Representation [SPSC]; Provides a legislative finding that not all capital collateral cases are extraordinary or unusual. Requires that regional counsel report to and serve at the pleasure of the Commission on Capital Cases. Revises the criteria required for an attorney to be eligible to be placed on the registry of attorneys qualified to represent defendants in postconviction capital collateral proceedings, etc.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  1/7/2010	Senate	• Filed
  1/20/2010	Senate	• Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations; Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means
  3/2/2010	Senate	• Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations; Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means -SJ 00077
  4/30/2010	Senate	• Died in Committee on Criminal Justice

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• SB 1080, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/7/2010 at 9:21 AM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Citations - Statutes (7)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  27.7001	Legislative intent and findings.
  27.7002	Limitation on collateral representation; lawyer disqualification; use of state funds for excess fees not authorized.
  27.701	Capital collateral regional counsel.
  27.702	Duties of the capital collateral regional counsel; reports.
  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.

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