FL H0467

Requires jury recommendations for death sentences in capital felony and capital drug-trafficking felony cases to be unanimous, effective for offenses committed on or after October 1, 2014.

Mandates courts instruct juries that sufficient aggravating circumstances must outweigh any mitigating circumstances found to exist before recommending death.

Requires each aggravating circumstance used to support a death recommendation must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt by unanimous jury vote.

Requires courts to provide special verdict forms for each aggravating circumstance found by the jury.

Amends sections 921.141 and 921.142 of Florida Statutes governing death sentences for capital felonies and capital drug-trafficking felonies; effective July 1, 2014.