HB 1251 Florida House · 2022 Regular Session

Serious Mental Illness as Bar to Sentence of Death

Summary
Serious Mental Illness as Bar to Sentence of Death; Prohibits imposition of sentence of death if defendant had serious mental illness at time of offense; requires defendant to provide notice if he or she intends to raise serious mental illness as bar to sentence; provides for testing, evaluation, or examination; provides time of diagnosis does not preclude defendant from presenting evidence of serious mental illness; prohibits certain statements of defendant from being used against him or her; provides for postconviction proceedings.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2022 Last action Mar 14, 2022
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Committee
4
Jan 12, 2022
Lower · Passed
Now in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
lower
Jan 12, 2022
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 12, 2022
Committee
Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Jan 12, 2022
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors

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