Florida House Bill 1297 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 16-2)
Status: Passed on May 2 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-02 - Chapter No. 2023-25
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

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.

Capital Sexual Battery

House Judiciary Committee	House Criminal Justice Subcommittee	Rep. Jessica Baker [R]	Rep. Doug Bankson [R]
Rep. Dean Black [R]	Rep. Adam Botana [R]	Rep. Juan Fernandez-Barquin [R]	Rep. Tommy Gregory [R]
Rep. Jeff Holcomb [R]	Rep. Berny Jacques [R]	Sen. Tom Leek [R]	Rep. Rachel Plakon [R]
Rep. Rick Roth [R]	Rep. Michelle Salzman [R]	Rep. John Snyder [R]	Rep. John Temple [R]
Rep. Kaylee Tuck [R]	Rep. Taylor Yarkosky [R]

2023-04-18 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RCS#18 (Y: 34 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-04-13 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#114 (Y: 95 N: 14 NV: 10 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-31 - House - House Judiciary Committee (Y: 16 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-03-21 - House - House Criminal Justice Subcommittee (Y: 14 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-02		Chapter No. 2023-25
2023-05-01		Approved by Governor
2023-05-01		Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
2023-04-19	House	Ordered enrolled
2023-04-19	House	In Messages
2023-04-18	Senate	CS passed; YEAS 34 NAYS 5
2023-04-18	Senate	Read 3rd time
2023-04-18	Senate	Read 2nd time
2023-04-18	Senate	Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1342
2023-04-18	Senate	Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2023-04-18	Senate	Withdrawn from Rules
2023-04-17	Senate	Received
2023-04-14	Senate	Referred to Rules
2023-04-13	Senate	In Messages
2023-04-13	House	CS passed; YEAS 95, NAYS 14
2023-04-13	House	Read 3rd time
2023-04-13	House	Added to Third Reading Calendar
2023-04-13	House	Amendment 262267 Failed
2023-04-13	House	Read 2nd time
2023-04-10	House	Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/13/2023)
2023-04-03	House	Added to Second Reading Calendar
2023-04-03	House	1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
2023-04-03	House	Bill referred to House Calendar
2023-03-31	House	CS Filed
2023-03-31	House	Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2023-03-31	House	Reported out of Judiciary Committee
2023-03-31	House	Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
2023-03-29	House	Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
2023-03-23	House	Now in Judiciary Committee
2023-03-23	House	Referred to Judiciary Committee
2023-03-23	House	Original reference removed: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
2023-03-22	House	1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2023-03-22	House	CS Filed
2023-03-22	House	Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2023-03-21	House	Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2023-03-21	House	Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2023-03-17	House	Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
2023-03-07	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2023-03-06	House	Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2023-03-06	House	Referred to Judiciary Committee
2023-03-06	House	Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
2023-03-06	House	Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2023-03-01	House	Filed

S1342 (Similar To) 2023-04-18 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1297 (Ch. 2023-25)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
794	011		Amended Code	See Bill Text
921	137		Amended Code	See Bill Text
921	141		Amended Code	See Bill Text
921	1425		Amended Code	See Bill Text
924	07		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1297
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1297/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1297/BillText/c1/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1297/BillText/c2/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1297/BillText/er/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1297/Amendment/472689/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1297/Amendment/262267/PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1297/Analyses/h1297.CRJ.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1297/Analyses/h1297a.CRJ.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1297/Analyses/h1297b.JDC.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1297/Analyses/h1297c.JDC.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1297/Analyses/h1297z.CRJ.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=67581&IsPCB=0&BillId=78093
Roll Call	https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=68522&IsPCB=0&BillId=78093
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1297/Vote/HouseVote_h01297c2114.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1297/Vote/SenateVote_h01297c2018.PDF