CS/CS/SB 1342: Capital Sexual Battery
GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Criminal Justice ; Martin ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Book
Capital Sexual Battery; Revising how certain capital felonies are punished; requiring a court to conduct a separate sentencing proceeding to determine whether a defendant should be sentenced to death or life imprisonment without the possibility of parole upon the defendant’s conviction or adjudication of guilt for a capital felony; requiring a recommendation to the court of a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole if fewer than eight jurors determine that the defendant should be sentenced to death; requiring the court to impose the jury’s recommended sentence if the recommendation is for a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, etc.
Last Action: 4/18/2023 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1297 (Ch. 2023-25) -SJ 421
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
- Criminal Justice (CJ)
- Rules (RC)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 3/1/2023 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 3/6/2023 | Senate |
• Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules |
| 3/7/2023 | Senate |
• Introduced |
| 3/15/2023 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/20/23, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building |
| 3/20/2023 | Senate |
• CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 |
| 3/21/2023 | Senate |
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time |
| 3/22/2023 | Senate |
• Original reference(s) removed: Judiciary • Remaining references corrected to Rules • Now in Rules |
| 4/6/2023 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/11/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building |
| 4/11/2023 | Senate |
• CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 |
| 4/12/2023 | Senate |
• Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • CS/CS by Rules read 1st time |
| 4/13/2023 | Senate |
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/18/23 |
| 4/18/2023 | Senate |
• Read 2nd time -SJ 420 • Substituted CS/CS/HB 1297 -SJ 421 • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1297 (Ch. 2023-25) -SJ 421 |
