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CS/CS/SB 1342: Capital Sexual Battery

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Criminal Justice ; Martin ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Book

Capital Sexual Battery; Revising how certain capital felonies are punished; requiring a court to conduct a separate sentencing proceeding to determine whether a defendant should be sentenced to death or life imprisonment without the possibility of parole upon the defendant’s conviction or adjudication of guilt for a capital felony; requiring a recommendation to the court of a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole if fewer than eight jurors determine that the defendant should be sentenced to death; requiring the court to impose the jury’s recommended sentence if the recommendation is for a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2023
 Last Action: 4/18/2023 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1297 (Ch. 2023-25) -SJ 421
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/1/2023 Senate • Filed
    3/6/2023 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules
    3/7/2023 Senate • Introduced
    3/15/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/20/23, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
    3/20/2023 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
    3/21/2023 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
    3/22/2023 Senate • Original reference(s) removed: Judiciary
    • Remaining references corrected to Rules
    • Now in Rules
    4/6/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/11/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/11/2023 Senate • CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
    4/12/2023 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
    4/13/2023 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/18/23
    4/18/2023 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 420
    • Substituted CS/CS/HB 1297 -SJ 421
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1297 (Ch. 2023-25) -SJ 421

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  • CS/CS/SB 1342, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/12/2023 at 9:34 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1297 (er) Capital Sexual Battery Criminal Justice Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 5/2/2023 Chapter No. 2023-25 Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    794.011 Sexual battery. Page 2 (pdf)
    921.137 Imposition of the death sentence upon an intellectually disabled defendant prohibited. Page 11 (pdf)
    921.141 Sentence of death or life imprisonment for capital felonies; further proceedings to determine sentence. Page 10 (pdf)
    921.1425 Page 3 (pdf)
    924.07 Appeal by state. Page 11 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 1342, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/21/2023 at 12:21 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules (Pre-Meeting) 4/10/2023 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/11/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1297 (c2) Capital Sexual Battery Criminal Justice Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 5/2/2023 Chapter No. 2023-25 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    783052 - Amendment
    Delete lines 262 - 294 and insert:     		Rules
    (Martin)     		4/7/2023
    4:17 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/11/2023     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/11/2023 8:30 AM Rules 18 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    794.011 Sexual battery. Page 2 (pdf)
    921.141 Sentence of death or life imprisonment for capital felonies; further proceedings to determine sentence. Page 10 (pdf)
    921.1425 Page 3 (pdf)

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  • SB 1342, Original Filed Version Posted 3/1/2023 at 11:01 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 3/17/2023 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 3/21/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1297 Capital Sexual Battery Criminal Justice Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 5/2/2023 Chapter No. 2023-25 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    667084 - Amendment
    Delete lines 131 - 182 and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Martin)     		3/17/2023
    3:09 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/20/2023     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/20/2023 3:30 PM Criminal Justice 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    794.011 Sexual battery. Page 2 (pdf)
    921.141 Sentence of death or life imprisonment for capital felonies; further proceedings to determine sentence. Page 10 (pdf)
    921.1425 Page 3 (pdf)

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