HB 1297 Florida House · 2023 Regular Session

Capital Sexual Battery

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.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Mar 1, 2023 Signed May 1, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 18, 2023 · House Apr 13, 2023

How they voted

344
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 39
Apr 18, 2023
D Democratic11
8 Yea 3 Nay
72% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican27
25 Yea 1 Nay 1
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
43
Key actions
12
Committee
15
May 1, 2023
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Apr 18, 2023
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 34 NAYS 5
upper
Apr 14, 2023
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 95, NAYS 14
lower
Apr 3, 2023
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Mar 31, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
lower
Mar 31, 2023
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Judiciary Committee
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Original reference removed: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Mar 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
lower
Mar 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Mar 6, 2023
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Mar 6, 2023
Committee
Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Mar 6, 2023
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 15 co-sponsors

Sponsors