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SB 1972: Death Penalty Reform Act

GENERAL BILL by Crist

Death Penalty Reform Act; prohibits certain public defenders from representing certain persons sentenced to death; provides for notification of Fla. Supreme Court & appointment by court of another public defender; amends provision re capital postconviction public records production; revises criteria for determining full pleading of capital postconviction action, etc. Amends 27.51, 119.011,.19, 924.056,.057,.058,.059; reenacts various FS.

Effective Date: Contingent
 Last Action: 5/6/2005 Senate - Died in Committee on Judiciary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/3/2005 Senate • Filed
    3/16/2005 Senate • Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Justice Appropriations -SJ 00197
    4/15/2005 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/20/05, 9:15 am, 37-S
    4/20/2005 Senate • Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Criminal Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 2 -SJ 00524; Now in Judiciary -SJ 00524
    4/21/2005 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/26/05, 11:45 am, 401-S --Temporarily postponed
    5/6/2005 Senate • Died in Committee on Judiciary

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  • SB 1972, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/3/2005 at 7:44 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 4/18/2005 (pdf)

    Related Bills (4)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    S 1942 Judicial System/Practice/Procedure Crist Linked Last Action: 5/6/2005 S Died in Committee on Criminal Justice
    Location:
    H 1005 Kravitz Similar Last Action: 5/6/2005 H Died on Calendar
    Location:
    H 1007 Rules of Court Procedure & Practice Kravitz Compare Last Action: 5/6/2005 H Died in Justice Council
    Location:
    S 1302 Practice & Procedure Rules/Courts Posey Compare Last Action: 5/6/2005 S Died in Committee on Judiciary
    Location:

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    161038 - Amendment
    		Criminal Justice
    (Crist)     		4/18/2005
    11:31 PM     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/20/2005 9:15 AM Criminal Justice 6 Yeas - 2 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (16)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    27.51 Duties of public defender.
    27.702 Duties of the capital collateral regional counsel; reports.
    27.703 Conflict of interest and substitute counsel.
    27.709 Commission on Capital Cases.
    27.710 Registry of attorneys applying to represent persons in postconviction capital collateral proceedings; certification of minimum requirements; appointment by trial court.
    27.711 Terms and conditions of appointment of attorneys as counsel in postconviction capital collateral proceedings.
    119.011 Definitions.
    119.19 Capital postconviction public records production.
    922.095 Grounds for death warrant; limitations of actions.
    922.108 Sentencing orders in capital cases.
    924.055 Postconviction review in capital cases; legislative findings and intent.
    924.056 Commencement of capital postconviction actions for which sentence of death is imposed on or after January 14, 2000; limitations on actions.
    924.057 Limitation on postconviction cases in which the death sentence was imposed before January 14, 2000.
    924.058 Capital postconviction claims.
    924.059 Time limitations and judicial review in capital postconviction actions.
    924.395 Sanctions.

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