Capital Sexual Battery
Summary
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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 7, 2023
Last action Apr 18, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Apr 12, 2023
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Apr 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/11/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Mar 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Mar 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/20/23, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
upper
Mar 7, 2023
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Mar 6, 2023
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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