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)
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• Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 635 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Substituted for SB 776 -SJ 636 • Read 2nd time -SJ 636 • Placed on 3rd reading |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 |
