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CS/SB 1326: Prosecution of Defendants

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Martin

Prosecution of Defendants; Revising the qualifications for an insanity defense; updating reporting requirements for examining experts; revising requirements for dismissal of charges; requiring involuntary commitment for persons found not guilty by reason of insanity in certain circumstances; revising mitigating circumstances for sentencing, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2026
Last Action: 2/4/2026 Senate - Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/7/2026 Senate • Filed
    1/16/2026 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules
    1/21/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/26/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building --Pending Reconsideration (Favorable; YEAS 4 NAYS 3)
    1/22/2026 Senate • Introduced
    1/28/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/02/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building --Motion to Reconsider Adopted
    2/2/2026 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 2
    2/4/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
    • Original reference(s) removed: Judiciary
    • Remaining references corrected to Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules
    • Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice

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  • CS/SB 1326, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/4/2026 at 12:23 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1505 Prosecution of Defendants Weinberger Compare Last Action: 1/15/2026 H Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    775.027 Insanity defense. Page 1 (pdf)
    916.12 Mental competence to proceed. Page 2 (pdf)
    916.145 Dismissal of charges. Page 3 (pdf)
    916.15 Involuntary commitment of defendant adjudicated not guilty by reason of insanity. Page 5 (pdf)
    921.0026 Mitigating circumstances. Page 7 (pdf)

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  • SB 1326, Original Filed Version Posted 1/7/2026 at 12:08 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 1/23/2026 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 2/4/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1505 Prosecution of Defendants Weinberger Identical Last Action: 1/15/2026 H Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    807564 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Martin)     		1/30/2026
    3:17 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/2/2026     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/2/2026 3:30 PM Criminal Justice 5 Yeas - 2 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    775.027 Insanity defense. Page 2 (pdf)
    916.12 Mental competence to proceed. Page 3 (pdf)
    921.0026 Mitigating circumstances. Page 3 (pdf)
    921.245 Page 4 (pdf)

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