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CS/SB 138: Military Veterans Convicted of Criminal Offenses

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Bennett ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Gaetz ; Dockery ; Bullard

Military Veterans Convicted of Criminal Offenses; Provides that persons found to have committed criminal offenses who allege that the offenses resulted from posttraumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, substance use disorder, or psychological problems stemming from service in a combat theater in the United States military may have a hearing on that issue before sentencing. Provides that defendants found to have committed offenses due to such causes and who are eligible for probation or community control may be placed in treatment programs in certain circumstances, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2011
 Last Action: 5/7/2011 House - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  3. Budget (BC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/23/2010 Senate • Filed
    11/29/2010 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Budget -SJ 21
    2/11/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/22/11, 9:00 am, 37 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed
    3/4/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/09/11, 3:15 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
    3/8/2011 Senate • Introduced -SJ 21
    3/9/2011 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 186
    3/10/2011 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 201
    3/11/2011 Senate • Now in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs -SJ 186
    • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/14/11, 1:00 pm, 401 Senate Office Building
    3/14/2011 Senate • Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 -SJ 226
    3/15/2011 Senate • Now in Budget -SJ 226
    3/29/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Budget, 03/31/11, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    3/31/2011 Senate • Favorable by- Budget; YEAS 21 NAYS 0 -SJ 323
    4/1/2011 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 323
    4/4/2011 Senate • Placed on Consent Calendar, 04/06/11
    4/6/2011 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 360
    • Amendment(s) adopted (159540) -SJ 360
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 360
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 360
    • Immediately certified -SJ 360
    4/6/2011 House • In Messages
    5/7/2011 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Messages

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  • CS/SB 138, Engrossed 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/6/2011 at 11:13 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 17 (c2) Military Veterans Convicted of Criminal Offenses Nelson, Abruzzo Similar Last Action: 5/7/2011 H Died in Judiciary Committee
    Location: In committee/council (JDC)     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    921.00242 Page 2 (pdf)
    948.08 Pretrial intervention program. Page 4 (pdf)
    948.16 Misdemeanor pretrial substance abuse education and treatment intervention program. Page 6 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 138, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/10/2011 at 2:49 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 3/10/2011 (pdf)
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) 3/14/2011 (pdf)
    Budget (Pre-Meeting) 3/29/2011 (pdf)
    Budget (Post-Meeting) 4/4/2011 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 17 (c1) Military Veterans Convicted of Criminal Offenses Nelson, Abruzzo Similar Last Action: 5/7/2011 H Died in Judiciary Committee
    Location: In committee/council (JDC)     		Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    159540 - Amendment
    Delete lines 93 - 96 and insert:     		Bennett 4/5/2011
    3:38 PM     		Senate: Adopted
    4/6/2011     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    3/14/2011 1:00 PM Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 4 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/31/2011 9:00 AM Budget 21 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/6/2011 10:19 AM Senate 37 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    921.00242 Page 1 (pdf)
    948.08 Pretrial intervention program. Page 4 (pdf)
    948.16 Misdemeanor pretrial substance abuse education and treatment intervention program. Page 6 (pdf)

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  • SB 138, Original Filed Version Posted 11/23/2010 at 8:47 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 17 Military Veterans Convicted of Criminal Offenses Nelson, Abruzzo Identical Last Action: 5/7/2011 H Died in Judiciary Committee
    Location: In committee/council (JDC)     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (5)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    624892 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Dean)     		3/8/2011
    8:32 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/10/2011     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 407422 - Amendment to Amendment (624892)
    Delete lines 58 - 62 and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Dean)     		3/9/2011
    1:10 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/10/2011     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 159962 - Amendment to Amendment (624892)
    Delete lines 74 - 77 and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Dean)     		3/9/2011
    1:10 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/10/2011     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 601128 - Amendment to Amendment (624892)
    Delete lines 170 - 176 and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Dean)     		3/9/2011
    1:10 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/10/2011     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 940590 - Amendment to Amendment (624892)
    Delete line 217 and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Dean)     		3/9/2011
    1:10 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/10/2011     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/9/2011 3:15 PM Criminal Justice 5 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    921.00242 Page 1 (pdf)

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