SB 1156 Florida Senate · 2021 Regular Session

Serious Mental Illness as Bar to Execution

Summary
Serious Mental Illness as Bar to Execution; Prohibiting the imposing of a sentence of death upon a defendant convicted of a capital felony if the defendant had a serious mental illness at the time of committing the offense; requiring a defendant to provide a certain notice if he or she intends to raise serious mental illness as a bar to a death sentence; requiring the defendant to file a written motion if he or she intends to raise serious mental illness as a bar to a death sentence; requiring certain court orders if the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the defendant had a serious mental illness at the time of the commission of the crime, etc.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 2, 2021 Last action Apr 30, 2021
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Mar 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
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Mar 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/30/21, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
upper
Mar 2, 2021
Introduced
Introduced
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Feb 18, 2021
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Jeff Brandes
RRepublican
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