Florida · House Bill 693 · 2025 Regular Session

Aggravating Factors for Capital Felonies

HB 693 Sponsored by Mike Redondo Became law

  1. Introduced Feb 18, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 26, 2025
  3. Passed the House Apr 3, 2025
  4. Passed the Senate Apr 24, 2025
  5. To the governor May 16, 2025
  6. Became law May 22, 2025

What it does

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

Provides additional aggravating factor for sentencing for capital felonies if victim was gathered with one or more persons for specified activities.

Every action

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

Show the 27 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. CommitteeAdded to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  6. House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  7. CommitteeFavorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee · House Criminal Justice Subcommittee17–1 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 Committee20–0 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 (4/3/2025)
  16. HouseRead 2nd time
  17. HousePlaced on 3rd reading
  18. HouseAdded to Third Reading Calendar
  19. HouseRead 3rd time
  20. HousePassed; YEAS 96, NAYS 10
  21. HouseMessage sent to senate
  22. SenateIn Messages
  23. CommitteeReferred to Fiscal Policy · Senate Fiscal Policy
  24. SenateReceived
  25. CommitteeWithdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 526 · Senate Fiscal Policy
  26. SenatePlaced on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  27. SenateSubstituted for SB 984 -SJ 526
  1. SenateRead 2nd time -SJ 526
  2. SenateRead 3rd time -SJ 526
  3. SenatePassed; YEAS 32 NAYS 5 -SJ 52632–5 vote
  4. HouseIn Messages
  5. HouseOrdered enrolled
  6. GovernorSigned by Officers and presented to Governor
  7. GovernorApproved by Governor
  8. Chapter No. 2025-79

Roll calls

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

Passage · Full House

Passed 96–10
Apr 3, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 96 No 10 Not voting 13
Democrats: 18 yes, 10 no Republicans: 78 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 96

No · 10

Not voting · 13

Passed; YEAS 32 NAYS 5 -SJ 526 · Full Senate

Passed 32–5
Apr 24, 2025 · journal entry
Yes 32 No 5 Not voting 1
Democrats: 6 yes, 4 no Independents: 1 yes, 0 no Republicans: 25 yes, 1 no
How each member voted

Yes · 32

No · 5

Not voting · 1

Committee and other votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 6, 2025 House Criminal Justice Subcommittee Favorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Members

Yes · 17

No · 1

 Passed 17–1
Mar 13, 2025 House Judiciary Committee Favorable by Judiciary Committee
Members

Yes · 20

Not voting · 3

 Passed 20–0

Sponsors

The member 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.