SB 1804: Capital Sex Trafficking
GENERAL BILL by Martin
Capital Sex Trafficking; Providing penalties for persons convicted of the capital felony of human trafficking by use of physical force upon certain persons for sex; providing requirements for separate sentencing proceedings in certain capital felony cases; providing requirements for imposition of a sentence of life imprisonment or a sentence of death; authorizing the state to appeal from a sentence on the ground that it resulted from the failure of the circuit court to comply with specified sentencing procedure requirements, etc.
Effective Date: 10/1/2025
Last Action: 4/1/2025 Senate - Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 4/1/2025 Senate - Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/28/2025 Senate • Filed
3/7/2025 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
3/10/2025 Senate • Introduced
3/27/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/01/25, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
4/1/2025 Senate • Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 1
• Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
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SB 1804, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/28/2025 at 4:00 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 3/31/2025 (pdf)
Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 4/1/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1283 (c1) Capital Human Trafficking of Vulnerable Persons for Sexual Exploitation Jacques Similar Last Action: 4/1/2025 H Now in Judiciary Committee 
Committee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 4/1/2025 1:30 PM Criminal Justice 7 Yeas - 1 Nays Citations - Statutes (5)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 787.062 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) 921.1427 Page 3 (pdf) 924.07 Appeal by state. Page 11 (pdf)