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FL H6045
Bill
Status
3/14/2020
Primary Sponsor
Joseph Geller
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AI Summary
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Abolishes the death penalty in Florida by removing it as a sentencing option for capital felonies, replacing it with life imprisonment without parole
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Repeals sections 921.141 and 921.142, which establish the procedures for determining whether to impose death sentences in capital felonies and capital drug trafficking cases
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Eliminates the Capital Collateral Regional Counsel offices and related statutory provisions governing representation of death row inmates in post-conviction proceedings
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Removes public records exemptions related to capital collateral proceedings and the identity of executioners
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Repeals all execution-related statutes including warrant issuance, stays of execution, procedures for insane or pregnant death row inmates, and execution methods
Legislative Description
Death Penalty
Last Action
Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
3/14/2020