Bill Summary
HB 653 Aggravating Factors for Capital Felonies (2025 Session)
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: July 1, 2025
02/17/25
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Filed
02/26/25
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Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
02/26/25
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Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
03/10/25
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On Committee agenda - Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 03/12/25, 1:00 pm, 404 H
03/12/25
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Favorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; 16 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/12/25
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Now in Judiciary Committee
03/24/25
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On Committee agenda - Judiciary Committee, 03/26/25, 11:30 am, 404 H
03/26/25
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Favorable by Judiciary Committee; 20 Yeas, 2 Nays
03/26/25
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
04/17/25
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/25
04/24/25
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Read Second Time; Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 99 Yeas / 13 Nays)
04/24/25
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In Messages
04/24/25
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Received; Referred to Fiscal Policy
04/29/25
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Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy; Placed on Calendar, on 2nd Reading; Substituted for SB 0776; Read Second Time; Placed on Third Reading, 04/30/25
04/30/25
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Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 25 Yeas / 12 Nays)
04/30/25
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Ordered enrolled
04/30/25
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Enrolled Text (ER) Filed
06/12/25
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Signed by Officers and presented to Governor (Governor must act on this bill by 06/27/25)
06/13/25
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Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2025-138
921.141
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