Legislative Update
There are several bills pending in the Florida Legislature related to capital punishment. Here’s the status of the pending legislation related to capital punishment heading into the new week.
There are several bills pending in the Florida Legislature related to capital punishment. Here’s the status of the pending legislation related to capital punishment heading into the new week.
Expanding Capital Punishment to Human Trafficking
Like the 2023 legislation that expanded capital punishment to non-homicide sex crimes against children, this legislation seeks to expand capital punishment to non-homicide human trafficking. I originally posted about this legislation on Thursday. (Read here.)
After my original post, a similar bill was filed in the Senate (SB 1804). You can read more about the Senate bill here.
There is no further action on either bill as of this post.
New Aggravating Factor for Assassinations
A set of bills filed in the House and Senate on February 17 seek to add an aggravating factor for capital felonies committed against heads of state. My original post on this legislation can be found here. When the bills were filed, the sponsors issued the press release below:
On Wednesday last week, the House Bill was referred to the Criminal Justice Subcommittee and the Judiciary Committee.
On Friday, the Senate Bill was referred to the Criminal Justice, Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, and Fiscal Policy Committees.
New Aggravating Factor for Crimes at Certain Gatherings
A bill filed in the House (HB 693) seeks to add an aggravating factor for capital felonies committed at certain gatherings. My original post on this legislation can be found here.
Since my original post, on February 21, a similar bill was filed in the Senate (SB 984). You can read more about the Senate bill here.
On Wednesday last week, the House Bill was referred to the Criminal Justice Subcommittee and the Judiciary Committee.
On Friday, the Senate bill was referred to the Criminal Justice Committee, the Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, and Fiscal Policy.