Bill Summary

HB 1297 Capital Sexual Battery (2023 Session)
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Sponsors
by Baker Co Sponsors: Bankson, Black, Botana, Fernandez-Barquin, Gregory, Holcomb, Jacques, Leek, Plakon, Roth, Salzman, Snyder, Temple, Yarkosky, Tuck CS Sponsors: Criminal Justice Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee
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Summary
Capital Sexual Battery: Provides for death sentences for certain child sexual offenders; provides for separate death penalty proceedings in such cases; provides for findings & recommended sentences by jury; provides for imposition of sentence of life imprisonment or death; provides requirements for court order in support of death sentence; provides for automatic review of sentences of death; specifies aggravating factors & mitigating circumstances; provides for victim impact evidence; authorizes state to appeal from sentence on specified grounds. Effective Date: October 1, 2023
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committees of reference
   H Criminal Justice Subcommittee
   H Judiciary Committee
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Actions
03/01/23
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Filed
03/06/23
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Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
03/06/23
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Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
03/17/23
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On Committee agenda - Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 03/21/23, 2:00 pm, 404 H
03/21/23
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Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; 14 Yeas, 3 Nays
03/22/23
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
03/23/23
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Reference to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee removed; Remaining reference: Judiciary Committee
03/23/23
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Now in Judiciary Committee
03/24/23
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Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Criminal Justice Impact Conference, 03/27/23, 8:30 am, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken)
03/29/23
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On Committee agenda - Judiciary Committee, 03/31/23, 8:00 am, 404 H
03/31/23
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Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee; 16 Yeas, 7 Nays
03/31/23
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Committee Substitute Text (C2) Filed
04/03/23
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
04/10/23
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/13/23
04/13/23
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Read Second Time; Amendment Failed (262267); Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 95 Yeas / 14 Nays)
04/13/23
SENATE
In Messages
04/14/23
SENATE
Received; Referred to Rules
04/18/23
SENATE
Withdrawn from Rules; Placed on Calendar, on 2nd Reading; Substituted for SB 1342; Read Second Time; Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 34 Yeas / 5 Nays)
04/19/23
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Ordered enrolled
04/19/23
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Enrolled Text (ER) Filed
05/01/23
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Signed by Officers and presented to Governor (Governor must act on this bill by 05/08/23)
05/01/23
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Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2023-25
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bill text & filed amendments
1297
Filed on 03/01/23
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Amendment 472689
Baker
Filed on 03/20/23
Adopted
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1297C1
Filed on 03/22/23
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Amendment 813391
Baker
Filed on 03/30/23
Adopted
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1297C2
Filed on 03/31/23
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Amendment 262267 DE
Hinson
Filed on 04/11/23
Failed on 2nd Reading
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1297ER
Filed on 04/19/23
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
794.011
921.137
921.141
921.1425
924.07
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