FL H1251 | 2022 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on March 14 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-03-14 - Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on March 14 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-03-14 - Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
Serious Mental Illness as Bar to Sentence of Death
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-14 | House | Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee |
| 2022-03-12 | House | Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration |
| 2022-01-12 | House | Now in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee |
| 2022-01-12 | House | Referred to Judiciary Committee |
| 2022-01-12 | House | Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee |
| 2022-01-12 | House | Referred to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee |
| 2022-01-11 | House | 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
| 2022-01-06 | House | Filed |
Same As/Similar To
S770 (Same As) 2022-03-14 - Died in Criminal Justice
Code Citations
Florida State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/1251 |
| Text | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/1251/BillText/Filed/PDF |
