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HB 1367: Offenses Involving Minors and Vulnerable Persons

GENERAL BILL by Nunez

Offenses Involving Minors and Vulnerable Persons; 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.

Effective Date: 7/1/2016
 Last Action: 3/11/2016 House - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 545 (Ch. 2016-24), CS/SB 1294 (Ch. 2016-199)
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/11/2016 House • Filed
    1/12/2016 House • Introduced -HJ 114
    1/15/2016 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 230
    3/11/2016 House • Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 545 (Ch. 2016-24), CS/SB 1294 (Ch. 2016-199)

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  • HB 1367, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/11/2016 at 1:48 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (5)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 545 (er) Human Trafficking Spano Compare Last Action: 3/9/2016 Chapter No. 2016-24
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill
    H 7075 Victim and Witness Protection Criminal Justice Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 3/8/2016 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1294 (Ch. 2016-199) -HJ 925
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill
    S 784 (c1) Human Trafficking Flores Compare Last Action: 2/24/2016 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 545 (Ch. 2016-24) -SJ 487
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill
    S 1294 (er) Victim and Witness Protection Flores Compare Last Action: 4/6/2016 Chapter No. 2016-199
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill
    S 1382 Victim and Witness Protection Flores Compare Last Action: 3/11/2016 S Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1294 (Ch. 2016-199)
    Location: In committee/council (JU)     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (9)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    90.404 Character evidence; when admissible. Page 10 (pdf)
    92.54 Use of closed circuit television in proceedings involving a victim or witness under the age of 16 or who has an intellectual disability. Page 2 (pdf)
    775.21 The Florida Sexual Predators Act. Page 11 (pdf)
    782.04 Murder. Page 3 (pdf)
    787.06 Human trafficking. Page 8 (pdf)
    794.022 Rules of evidence. Page 9 (pdf)
    943.0435 Sexual offenders required to register with the department; penalty. Page 13 (pdf)
    944.606 Sexual offenders; notification upon release. Page 16 (pdf)
    944.607 Notification to Department of Law Enforcement of information on sexual offenders. Page 17 (pdf)

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