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Introduced
In Committee
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2013 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Deleting provisions providing for the death penalty for capital felonies; repealing provisions relating to prohibiting the imposition of the death sentence upon a defendant with mental retardation; repealing provisions relating to determination of whether to impose a sentence of death or life imprisonment for a capital drug trafficking felony; deleting provisions relating to preservation of DNA evidence in death penalty cases, etc.
AI Summary
This bill eliminates the death penalty as a punishment for capital felonies in Florida, replacing it with life imprisonment and removing provisions that previously prohibited the death sentence for individuals with mental retardation, or that dictated how to determine between a death sentence or life imprisonment for certain drug trafficking offenses. It also repeals laws related to capital collateral litigation, the determination of death sentences, and the preservation of DNA evidence in death penalty cases, effectively ending the state's death penalty system and its associated legal processes.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 7083 (Ch. 2013-216) (on 05/03/2013)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| BillText | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/1022/BillText/Filed/HTML |
| Bill | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/1022 |
| Bill | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2013/1022/BillText/Filed/PDF |
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