Aggravating Factors for Capital Felonies
Summary
Aggravating Factors for Capital Felonies; Provides additional aggravating factor for sentencing for capital felonies if victim was gathered with one or more persons for specified activities.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 18, 2025
Signed May 22, 2025
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The bill text has been updated from a filed draft version to an enrolled final version, indicating it has passed both legislative chambers and is ready for the Governor's signature. The substantive policy content regarding capital felony sentencing remains unchanged.
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Header changed from 'H 693 Filed' to 'ENROLLED HB 693', indicating the bill has completed the legislative process and is in its final form.
Page numbering and footer identifiers were updated to reflect the enrolled version (hb693 -00-er) rather than the draft filing version (hb693-00).
Floor votes · Senate Apr 24, 2025 · House Apr 3, 2025
How they voted
32–5
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 38
Apr 24, 2025
D
Democratic10
60% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican27
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
11
Committee
11
May 22, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Apr 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed; YEAS 32 NAYS 5
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Fiscal Policy
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed; YEAS 96, NAYS 10
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Judiciary Committee
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Judiciary Committee
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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