CS/SB 1326: Prosecution of Defendants

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice, Martin

Prosecution of Defendants; Revising the qualifications for an insanity defense; updating reporting requirements for examining experts; revising requirements for dismissal of charges; requiring involuntary commitment for persons found not guilty by reason of insanity in certain circumstances; revising mitigating circumstances for sentencing, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 2/4/2026 12:23 PM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  2. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  3. Rules (RC)

• Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 1505 by Weinberger Prosecution of Defendants Last Action: 3/13/2026 H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee	Compare

• Citations - Statute (5)

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  775.027	Insanity defense.	Page 1 (pdf)
  916.12	Mental competence to proceed.	Page 2 (pdf)
  916.145	Dismissal of charges.	Page 3 (pdf)
  916.15	Involuntary commitment of defendant adjudicated not guilty by reason of insanity.	Page 5 (pdf)
  921.0026	Mitigating circumstances.	Page 7 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  1/7/2026	S	• Filed
  1/16/2026	S	• Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules
  1/21/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/26/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building --Pending Reconsideration (Favorable; YEAS 4 NAYS 3)
  1/22/2026	S	• Introduced
  1/28/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/02/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building --Motion to Reconsider Adopted
  2/2/2026	S	• CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 2
  2/4/2026	S	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time • Original reference(s) removed: Judiciary • Remaining references corrected to Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules • Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  3/13/2026	S	• Died in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice