FL HB 1505
deadProsecution of Defendants
Florida · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did FL HB 1505 pass?
No. FL HB 1505 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-13): Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
What is FL HB 1505 about?
Prosecution of Defendants; Specifies that it is defense to prosecution under any law that defendant, as result of mental disease or defect, lacked culpable mental state required as element of crime charged; specifies that mental disease or defect is not otherwise defense to prosecution under any law; removes affirmative defense to criminal prosecution that, at time of commission of acts constituting offense, defendant was insane; revises mitigating circumstance under which departure from lowest permissible sentence is reasonably justified; authorizes incorporation into convicted defendant's criminal sentence certain specialized treatment for mental health disease or defects; specifies that certain provisions do not prevent sentencing court from considering defendant's mental disease or defect when imposing sentence within permissible sentencing range.
Who sponsors FL HB 1505?
Weinberger is the primary sponsor of FL HB 1505.
Description
Prosecution of Defendants; Specifies that it is defense to prosecution under any law that defendant, as result of mental disease or defect, lacked culpable mental state required as element of crime charged; specifies that mental disease or defect is not otherwise defense to prosecution under any law; removes affirmative defense to criminal prosecution that, at time of commission of acts constituting offense, defendant was insane; revises mitigating circumstance under which departure from lowest permissible sentence is reasonably justified; authorizes incorporation into convicted defendant's criminal sentence certain specialized treatment for mental health disease or defects; specifies that certain provisions do not prevent sentencing court from considering defendant's mental disease or defect when imposing sentence within permissible sentencing range.
- Introduced
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- Latest action
- 2026-03-13 — Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Weinbergerprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-13
Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
failure
2026-01-15
Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2026-01-15
Referred to Judiciary Committee
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2026-01-15
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
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2026-01-13
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
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2026-01-09
Filed
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Versions
- H 1505 FiledCompare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
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