HB 527 (2017) -  Sentencing for Capital Felonies

General Bill by Sprowls (CO-SPONSORS) Cortes, B.; Gonzalez; Plakon
Sentencing for Capital Felonies: Requires jury's recommendation of sentence of death to be unanimous; requires jury to recommend life imprisonment without possibility of parole if jury does not unanimously recommend sentence of death.
Companion Bill passed SB 280 Sentencing for Capital Felonies By Bracy
Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Event: Companion bill(s) passed, see SB 280 (Ch. 2017-1) on Friday, March 10, 2017 10:54 AM; HB Laid on Table

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: SB 280 Subject: Sentencing for Capital Felonies Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Final Bill Analysis 4/27/2017 9:59:50 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Judiciary Committee 2/21/2017 7:16:11 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Judiciary Committee 2/16/2017 2:24:25 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee 2/15/2017 12:16:59 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee 2/10/2017 5:15:54 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 280 (Ch. 2017-1) Time: 03/10/2017 - 10:54 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Substituted SB 280 Time: 03/10/2017 - 10:54 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 03/09/2017 - 4:41 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading Time: 03/09/2017 - 1:20 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 03/09/2017 - 1:20 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/07/2017 - 10:58 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/9/2017) Time: 03/06/2017 - 7:43 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill released to House Calendar Time: 02/21/2017 - 7:26 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Judiciary Committee Time: 02/21/2017 - 7:26 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Judiciary Committee Time: 02/21/2017 - 7:10 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Added to Judiciary Committee agenda Time: 02/15/2017 - 6:21 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Removed from Meeting Agenda of Judiciary Committee Time: 02/15/2017 - 6:21 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Now in Judiciary Committee Time: 02/15/2017 - 1:01 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee Time: 02/15/2017 - 1:01 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee Time: 02/15/2017 - 1:00 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Added to Judiciary Committee agenda Time: 02/14/2017 - 4:02 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda Time: 02/08/2017 - 4:21 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee Time: 02/06/2017 - 2:16 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee Time: 02/06/2017 - 2:16 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee Time: 02/06/2017 - 2:16 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 01/24/2017 - 12:45 PM Member: Sprowls Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
775.082 CS/CS/CS/SB 150, SB 280, CS/SB 290, HB 433, CS/HB 457, SB 462, CS/SB 476, CS/HB 477, CS/HB 641, SB 1558, HB 6045, CS/CS/HB 7049
782.04 CS/CS/CS/SB 150, HB 183, SB 280, SB 424, CS/HB 457, CS/SB 476, CS/HB 477, HB 6045
794.011 SB 280, SB 1208, SB 1558, HB 6045, CS/CS/HB 7049
893.135 CS/CS/CS/SB 150, SB 280, CS/HB 477, HB 731, SB 834, SB 1436, HB 6045
921.141 SB 280, SB 1558, HB 6045, CS/CS/HB 7049
921.142 SB 280, HB 6045