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.
- Rules (RC)
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• Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 421 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1342 -SJ 421 • Read 2nd time -SJ 421 • Read 3rd time -SJ 421 • CS passed;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 |
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| 5/2/2023 |
• Chapter No. 2023-25 |
