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CS/CS/HB 117: Veterans and Servicemembers

GENERAL BILL by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee ; Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Nelson ; Abruzzo ; Gaetz ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Artiles ; Campbell ; Costello ; Ford ; Glorioso ; Harrison ; Julien ; Pafford ; Patronis ; Porth ; Rehwinkel Vasilinda ; Renuart ; Rooney ; Smith ; Steube

Veterans and Servicemembers; Designates act "T. Patt Maney Military Veterans and Servicemembers Court Act"; authorizes chief judge of each judicial circuit to establish Military Veterans and Servicemembers Court Program for specified veterans & servicemembers; provides criteria for entry into program; authorizes judge to impose condition of supervision upon specified probationers & community controllees requiring such person to participate in treatment program; requires court to give preference to certain treatment programs; provides that DOC is not required to spend state funds to implement these provisions.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
Last Action: 3/9/2012 House - Died in Judiciary Committee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 922 (Ch. 2012-159)
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
9/1/2011 House • Filed
9/15/2011 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 15
1/10/2012 House • Introduced -HJ 15
1/12/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 01/17/12, 8:30 am, 404 HOB
1/17/2012 House • CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -HJ 239
1/19/2012 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 231
1/20/2012 House • Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 246
1/26/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, 01/30/12, 2:00 pm, Morris Hall
1/30/2012 House • CS/CS by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 319
1/31/2012 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
2/1/2012 House • CS/CS by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 312
2/8/2012 House • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 547
3/9/2012 House • Died in Judiciary Committee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 922 (Ch. 2012-159)