FL H1367 | 2016 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 11 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-03-11 - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 545 (Ch. 2016-24), CS/SB 1294 (Ch. 2016-199)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Increases maximum age at which victim or witness may be allowed to testify via CCTV rather than in courtroom in certain circumstances; includes human trafficking as underlying felony offense to support felony murder conviction; provides increased criminal penalties for human trafficking offenses if victim suffers great bodily harm, permanent disability, or permanent disfigurement; specifies that penalties for branding must be for purpose of committing offense of human trafficking; prohibits certain defense to prosecution; includes human trafficking & lewd & lascivious offenses in rules of evidence applicable to sexually-related offenses.

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Title

Offenses Involving Minors and Vulnerable Persons

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2016-03-11HouseDied in Criminal Justice Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 545 (Ch. 2016-24), CS/SB 1294 (Ch. 2016-199)
2016-01-15HouseReferred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
2016-01-12HouseIntroduced
2016-01-11HouseFiled

Same As/Similar To

S1294 (Same As) 2016-04-06 - Chapter No. 2016-199
H0545 (Similar To) 2016-03-09 - Chapter No. 2016-24
S1382 (Similar To) 2016-03-11 - Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1294 (Ch. 2016-199)
H7075 (Similar To) 2016-03-08 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1294 (Ch. 2016-199)
S0784 (Similar To) 2016-02-24 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 545 (Ch. 2016-24)

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
77521Amended CodeSee Bill Text
78204Amended CodeSee Bill Text
78706Amended CodeSee Bill Text
794022Amended CodeSee Bill Text
90404Amended CodeSee Bill Text
9254Amended CodeSee Bill Text
9430435Amended CodeSee Bill Text
944606Amended CodeSee Bill Text
944607Amended CodeSee Bill Text

Florida State Sources


Bill Comments

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