# Florida HB 653: Aggravating Factors for Capital Felonies

Florida HB 653, Aggravating Factors for Capital Felonies, is a 2025 House bill sponsored by Jeff Holcomb (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-06-16 (Chapter No. 2025-138) (as of 2026-10-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: Florida HB 653
- State: Florida
- Session: 2025
- Title: Aggravating Factors for Capital Felonies
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-17
- Last action: 2025-06-16, Chapter No. 2025-138
- Sponsor: Jeff Holcomb (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Appropriation, Criminal Justice Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, Fiscal Policy
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (124 yes, 25 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jeff Holcomb (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Danny Nix Jr. (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-30 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 12 |   |
| 2025-04-24 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 99 | 13 |   |

## Actions (35)

- 2025-06-16: Chapter No. 2025-138
- 2025-06-13: Approved by Governor
- 2025-06-12: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- 2025-04-30: Ordered enrolled (House)
- 2025-04-30: In Messages (House)
- 2025-04-30: Passed; YEAS 25 NAYS 12 -SJ 1009 (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Read 3rd time -SJ 1009 (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Placed on 3rd reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Read 2nd time -SJ 636 (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Substituted for SB 776 -SJ 636 (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 635 (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Received (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Referred to Fiscal Policy (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: In Messages (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Passed; YEAS 99, NAYS 13 (House)
- 2025-04-24: Read 3rd time (House)
- 2025-04-24: Added to Third Reading Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-24: Placed on 3rd reading (House)
- 2025-04-24: Read 2nd time (House)
- 2025-04-17: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/24/2025) (House)
- 2025-03-26: Added to Second Reading Calendar (House)
- 2025-03-26: Bill released to House Calendar (House)
- 2025-03-26: Reported out of Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2025-03-26: Favorable by Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2025-03-24: Added to Judiciary Committee agenda (House)
- 2025-03-12: Now in Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2025-03-12: Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-03-12: Favorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-03-10: Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda (House)
- 2025-03-04: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) (House)
- 2025-02-26: Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-02-26: Referred to Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2025-02-26: Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House)
- 2025-02-17: Filed (House)

## Bill text

- er, 2025-07-01: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/653/BillText/er/PDF)
- Filed, 2025-02-17: [PDF](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/653/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related bills

- HB 1427: Nursing Education Programs (vetoed)
- HB 1095: Criminal Offender Substance Abuse Program (vetoed)
- HB 6017: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death (vetoed)
- HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees (vetoed)
- HB 11: Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates (vetoed)
- HB 5015: State Group Insurance (vetoed)

## Sources
- [er (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/653/BillText/er/PDF)
- [Filed (PDF)](https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/653/BillText/Filed/PDF)

## Related
- [HB 1427: Nursing Education Programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1427-2025)
- [HB 1095: Criminal Offender Substance Abuse Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1095-2025)
- [HB 6017: Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB6017-2025)
- [HB 1445: Public Officers and Employees](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB1445-2025)
- [HB 11: Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Rates](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB11-2025)
- [HB 5015: State Group Insurance](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB5015-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/FL-HB653-2025 (as of 2026-10-21).