HB 6045 - Death Penalty Summary

• Deletes provisions allowing death penalty as punishment for capital felonies in Florida, replacing it with life imprisonment without parole eligibility.

• Repeals all statutes related to capital punishment procedures including death warrant issuance, execution methods, sentencing determinations, and capital collateral representation.

• Eliminates death penalty prosecution procedures including jury selection rules, mental retardation restrictions, and evidence preservation requirements specific to capital cases.

• Removes confidentiality protections for executioners and execution-related personnel; deletes public records exemptions for capital collateral litigation.

• Takes effect July 1, 2017; makes conforming amendments to drug trafficking, murder, and sexual battery statutes to remove capital punishment references.