HB 4011 - Death Penalty Provisions

• Deletes all provisions authorizing the death penalty for capital felonies in Florida, effectively abolishing capital punishment statewide.

• Repeals statutes governing death penalty sentencing procedures, capital collateral representation, juror qualifications in capital cases, and execution procedures and warrants.

• Removes exemptions from public defender representation in death penalty appeals and eliminates special legal representation requirements for capital cases.

• Reclassifies capital felonies as life felonies without parole eligibility, including murder offenses and trafficking crimes previously eligible for death sentences.

• Effective date is July 1, 2014.