HB 157 (2016) -  Sentencing in Capital Felonies

General Bill by Rodríguez, J. and Watson, C. (CO-SPONSORS) Berman; Costello; Mayfield; Pafford
Sentencing in Capital Felonies: Requires that advisory sentence of death be made by unanimous recommendation of jury; requires court to instruct jury that in order for jury to recommend death penalty, jury must find that sufficient aggravating circumstances exist which outweigh mitigating circumstances & that each aggravating circumstance must be proven beyond reasonable doubt by unanimous vote; requires that court provide special verdict form specifying each aggravating circumstance found; limits court's findings concerning aggravating circumstances to those found by jury.
Effective Date: July 1, 2016
Last Event: Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7101 (Ch. 2016-13) on Friday, March 11, 2016 6:45 PM

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Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: SB 330 Subject: Sentencing in Capital Felonies Relationship: Identical
Bill #: HB 7101 Subject: Sentencing for Capital Felonies Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/SB 7068 Subject: Sentencing for Capital Felonies Relationship: Compare

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7101 (Ch. 2016-13) Time: 03/11/2016 - 6:45 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 01/12/2016 - 8:37 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee Time: 09/24/2015 - 5:32 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee Time: 09/24/2015 - 5:32 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Time: 09/24/2015 - 5:32 PM Member: Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee Time: 09/24/2015 - 5:32 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 09/11/2015 - 3:52 PM Member: Rodríguez, J. Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
921.141 SB 330, CS/HB 385, CS/CS/HB 545, CS/SB 784, SB 1178, SB 1396, HB 4015, HB 7055, CS/SB 7068, HB 7101
921.142 SB 330, CS/HB 385, SB 1178, HB 4015, CS/SB 7068, HB 7101