House Bill 1297 (2023) - The Florida Senate

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CS/CS/HB 1297: Capital Sexual Battery

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Baker ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bankson ; Black ; Botana ; Fernandez-Barquin ; Gregory ; Holcomb ; Jacques ; Leek ; Plakon ; Roth ; Salzman ; Snyder ; Temple ; Tuck ; Yarkosky

Capital Sexual Battery; Provides for death sentences for certain child sexual offenders; provides for separate death penalty proceedings in such cases; provides for findings & recommended sentences by jury; provides for imposition of sentence of life imprisonment or death; provides requirements for court order in support of death sentence; provides for automatic review of sentences of death; specifies aggravating factors & mitigating circumstances; provides for victim impact evidence; authorizes state to appeal from sentence on specified grounds.

Effective Date: 10/1/2023
Last Action: 5/2/2023 - Chapter No. 2023-25
Bill Text: PDF

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Rules (RC)

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Bill History

Date	Chamber	Action
3/1/2023	House	• Filed
3/6/2023	House	• Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee • Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
3/7/2023	House	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/17/2023	House	• Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
3/21/2023	House	• Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee • Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
3/22/2023	House	• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
3/23/2023	House	• Original reference removed: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Judiciary Committee
3/29/2023	House	• Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
3/31/2023	House	• Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee • Reported out of Judiciary Committee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed
4/3/2023	House	• Bill referred to House Calendar • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) • Added to Second Reading Calendar
4/10/2023	House	• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/13/2023)
4/13/2023	House	• Read 2nd time • Amendment 262267 Failed • Added to Third Reading Calendar • Read 3rd time • CS passed; YEAS 95, NAYS 14
4/13/2023	Senate	• In Messages
4/14/2023	Senate	• Referred to Rules
4/17/2023	Senate	• Received
4/18/2023	Senate	• Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 421 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1342 -SJ 421 • Read 2nd time -SJ 421 • Read 3rd time -SJ 421 • CS passed; YEAS 34 NAYS 5 -SJ 421
4/19/2023	House	• In Messages • Ordered enrolled
5/1/2023		• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor • Approved by Governor
5/2/2023		• Chapter No. 2023-25

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
S 1342 (c2)	Capital Sexual Battery	Martin	Similar	Last Action: 4/18/2023 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1297 (Ch. 2023-25) -SJ 421

Version	Posted	Format
H 1297 Filed	3/1/2023 10:51 AM	PDF
H 1297 c1	3/22/2023 8:53 AM	PDF
H 1297 c2	3/31/2023 5:49 PM	PDF
H 1297 er	4/19/2023 6:53 PM	PDF

Committee Amendments

H 1297 Filed
Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
472689 - Amendment Remove line 277 and insert:	Baker	3/20/2023 4:54 PM	Adopted 3/21/2023	PDF

H 1297 c1
Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
813391 - Amendment Remove lines 97-276 and insert:	Baker	3/30/2023 5:35 PM	Adopted 3/31/2023	PDF

Floor Amendments

H 1297 c2
Amendments	Sponsor	Filed	Last Floor Action	Format
262267 - Strike All Amendment Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:	Hinson	4/11/2023 1:21 PM	House: Failed 4/13/2023	PDF

Bill Analyses

Type	Analysis	Author	Posted	Format
Bill Analysis	H 1297	Criminal Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting)	5/17/2023 10:42 AM	PDF
Bill Analysis	H 1297	Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting)	3/31/2023 5:04 PM	PDF

Vote	Date	Chamber	Result
H 1297 c2	4/13/2023 7:36 PM	House	95 Yeas - 14 Nays
H 1297 c2	4/18/2023 7:32 PM	Senate	34 Yeas - 5 Nays

Citations - Statutes (5)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
794.011	Sexual battery.	Page 2 (pdf)
921.137	Imposition of the death sentence upon an intellectually disabled defendant prohibited.	Page 11 (pdf)
921.141	Sentence of death or life imprisonment for capital felonies; further proceedings to determine sentence.	Page 12 (pdf)
921.1425		Page 2 (pdf)
924.07	Appeal by state.	Page 12 (pdf)

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