Florida Senate Bill 1628 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on April 30 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-04-30 - Died in Judiciary
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Revising the definition of the term "crime" to include victims of a law enforcement officer's excessive use of force for purposes of the Florida Crimes Compensation Act; providing eligibility for compensation for a minor child of a nondeceased victim for specified purposes; providing that specified eligibility requirements apply to a victim of a law enforcement officer's excessive use of force; prohibiting a crime victim compensation award from being denied on certain grounds if the claimant is a victim of a law enforcement officer's excessive use of force, etc.

Compensation for Victims of Excessive use of Force by Law Enforcement Officers

Sen. Shevrin Jones [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-30	Senate	Died in Judiciary
2021-03-02	Senate	Introduced
2021-03-02	Senate	Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations
2021-02-24	Senate	Filed

H479 (Same As) 2021-04-30 - Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
960	03		Amended Code	See Bill Text
960	065		Amended Code	See Bill Text
960	13		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1628
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/1628/BillText/Filed/HTML