HB 653: Aggravating Factors for Capital Felonies
GENERAL BILL by Holcomb ; Nix ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Fabricio
Aggravating Factors for Capital Felonies; Adds as an aggravating factor that capital felony was committed against head of state, or in an attempt to commit such crime capital felony was committed against another individual.
Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 4/17/2025 House - Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/24/2025)
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 4/17/2025 House - Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/24/2025)
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/17/2025 House • Filed
2/26/2025 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
3/4/2025 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/10/2025 House • Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
3/12/2025 House • Favorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Now in Judiciary Committee
3/24/2025 House • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
3/26/2025 House • Favorable by Judiciary Committee
• Reported out of Judiciary Committee
• Bill released to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
4/17/2025 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/24/2025)
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HB 653, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/17/2025 at 9:00 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Criminal Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/12/2025 (pdf)
Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/26/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 776 Aggravating Factors for Capital Felonies Ingoglia Identical Last Action: 4/17/2025 S On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/22/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building 
Citations - Statutes (1)
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)