Skip to Navigation | Skip to Main Content | Skip to Site Map

MyFloridaHouse.gov | Mobile Site

Senate Tracker: Sign Up | Login

The Florida Senate

Track This Bill

Glossary of Legislative Terms

SB 148: Sentencing In Capital Felonies

GENERAL BILL by Altman ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Soto

Sentencing In Capital Felonies; Requiring that an advisory sentence of death be made by a unanimous recommendation of the jury after a defendant’s conviction or adjudication of guilt for a capital felony or capital drug-trafficking felony; requiring the court to instruct the jury that, in order for the jury to recommend to the court that the death penalty be imposed, the jury must find that sufficient aggravating circumstances exist which outweigh any mitigating circumstances found to exist; requiring that the court provide a special verdict form for each aggravating circumstance found, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2013
 Last Action: 5/3/2013 Senate - Died in Criminal Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  4. Appropriations (AP)

View By Bill Version View By Category

Expand All Collapse All

  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/21/2012 Senate • Filed
    1/11/2013 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 16
    3/5/2013 Senate • Introduced -SJ 16
    3/6/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/11/13, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed
    3/13/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/18/13, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed
    5/3/2013 Senate • Died in Criminal Justice

    Top of SectionTop of Page

  • SB 148, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/21/2012 at 3:10 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 3/12/2013 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 961 Sentencing in Capital Felonies Pafford Identical Last Action: 5/3/2013 H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (CRJS)     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    921.141 Sentence of death or life imprisonment for capital felonies; further proceedings to determine sentence. Page 1 (pdf)
    921.142 Sentence of death or life imprisonment for capital drug trafficking felonies; further proceedings to determine sentence. Page 3 (pdf)

    Top of SectionTop of Page