HB 653: Aggravating Factors for Capital Felonies
GENERAL BILL by Holcomb ; Nix ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Fabricio
Aggravating Factors for Capital Felonies; Adds as an aggravating factor that capital felony was committed against head of state, or in an attempt to commit such crime capital felony was committed against another individual.
Senate Committee References:
- Fiscal Policy (FP)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/17/2025 House • Filed
2/26/2025 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
3/4/2025 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/10/2025 House • Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
3/12/2025 House • Favorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Now in Judiciary Committee
3/24/2025 House • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
3/26/2025 House • Favorable by Judiciary Committee
• Reported out of Judiciary Committee
• Bill released to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
4/17/2025 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/24/2025)
4/24/2025 House • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
• Read 3rd time
• Passed; YEAS 99, NAYS 13
4/24/2025 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Fiscal Policy
• Received
4/29/2025 Senate • Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 635
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for SB 776 -SJ 636
• Read 2nd time -SJ 636
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/30/2025 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 1009
• Passed; YEAS 25 NAYS 12 -SJ 1009
4/30/2025 House • In Messages
• Ordered enrolled
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HB 653, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/30/2025 at 8:45 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 776 Aggravating Factors for Capital Felonies Ingoglia Identical Last Action: 4/29/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to HB 653 -SJ 636 
Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 921.141 Sentence of death or life imprisonment for capital felonies; further proceedings to determine sentence. Page 1 (pdf) -
HB 653, Original Filed Version Posted 2/17/2025 at 9:00 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Criminal Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/12/2025 (pdf)
Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/26/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 776 Aggravating Factors for Capital Felonies Ingoglia Identical Last Action: 4/29/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to HB 653 -SJ 636
Floor Votes (2)
Date Chamber Result 4/24/2025 3:30 PM House 99 Yeas - 13 Nays 4/30/2025 7:45 PM Senate 25 Yeas - 12 Nays Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 921.141 Sentence of death or life imprisonment for capital felonies; further proceedings to determine sentence. Page 1 (pdf)