Florida · House Bill 653 · 2025 Regular Session

Aggravating Factors for Capital Felonies

HB 653 Sponsored by Jeff Holcomb and Danny Nix Jr. Became law

  1. Introduced Feb 17, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 26, 2025
  3. Passed the House Apr 24, 2025
  4. Passed the Senate Apr 30, 2025
  5. To the governor Jun 12, 2025
  6. Became law Jun 13, 2025

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Adds as an aggravating factor that capital felony was committed against head of state, or in an attempt to commit such crime capital felony was committed against another individual.

Every action

36 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 28 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled
  2. CommitteeReferred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  3. CommitteeReferred to Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  4. CommitteeNow in Criminal Justice Subcommittee · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  5. House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  6. CommitteeAdded to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  7. CommitteeFavorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee16–0 vote
  8. CommitteeReported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  9. CommitteeNow in Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  10. CommitteeAdded to Judiciary Committee agenda · House Judiciary Committee
  11. CommitteeFavorable by Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee20–2 vote
  12. CommitteeReported out of Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
  13. HouseBill released to House Calendar
  14. HouseAdded to Second Reading Calendar
  15. HouseBill added to Special Order Calendar (4/24/2025)
  16. HouseRead 2nd time
  17. HousePlaced on 3rd reading
  18. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  19. HouseRead 3rd time
  20. HousePassed; YEAS 99, NAYS 13
  21. HouseMessage sent to senate
  22. SenateIn Messages
  23. CommitteeReferred to Fiscal Policy · Senate Fiscal Policy
  24. SenateReceived
  25. CommitteeWithdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 635 · Senate Fiscal Policy
  26. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  27. SenateSubstituted for SB 776 -SJ 636
  28. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 636
  1. SenatePlaced on 3rd reading
  2. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 1009
  3. SenatePassed; YEAS 25 NAYS 12 -SJ 100925–12 vote
  4. HouseIn Messages
  5. HouseOrdered enrolled
  6. GovernorSigned by Officers and presented to Governor
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor
  8. Chapter No. 2025-138

Roll calls

4 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 2 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Passage · Full House

Passed 99–13
Apr 24, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 99 No 13 Not voting 7
Democrats: 17 yes, 13 no Republicans: 82 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 99

No · 13

Not voting · 7

Passed; YEAS 25 NAYS 12 -SJ 1009 · Full Senate

Passed 25–12
Apr 30, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 25 No 12 Not voting 1
Democrats: 0 yes, 9 no Independents: 0 yes, 1 no Republicans: 25 yes, 2 no
How each member voted

Yes · 25

No · 12

Not voting · 1

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 12, 2025 House Criminal Justice Subcommittee Favorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Members

Yes · 16

Not voting · 3

 Passed 16–0
Mar 26, 2025 House Judiciary Committee Favorable by Judiciary Committee
Members

Yes · 20

No · 2

 Passed 20–2

Sponsors

The 2 members who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Republican.

All 1 cosponsor

From Florida's official records (leg.state.fl.us; flhouse.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.