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CS/CS/HB 205: Diversion Programs

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Ahern ; Santiago ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Alexander ; Baez ; Berman ; Davis ; Diamond ; Fitzenhagen ; Geller ; Gruters ; Harrell ; Jacquet ; Miller, A. ; Newton ; Richardson ; Shaw ; Silvers ; Slosberg ; Spano ; Willhite ; Williams

Diversion Programs; Encourages local prearrest diversion programs for certain adult offenders; requires that adult issued civil citation fulfill community service requirement & pay restitution; permits criminal charges if adult fails to complete program; prohibits arrest record from being associated with certain offense for adult who successfully completes program; requires, rather than authorizes, FDLE to adopt rules to provide for expunction of certain nonjudicial records of arrest of minor upon successful completion of certain diversion programs; authorizes such expunctions for certain first-time misdemeanor offenses; requires diversion program to submit specified data to DJJ.

Effective Date: 7/1/2017
Last Action: 5/5/2017 House - Died on Calendar
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/10/2017 House • Filed
1/23/2017 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 44
3/6/2017 House • PCS on Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 03/08/17, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall
3/7/2017 House • Introduced -HJ 44
3/8/2017 House • CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 316
• Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 312
3/10/2017 House • Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 349
3/30/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, 04/03/17, 3:00 pm, Morris Hall
4/3/2017 House • Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 563
• Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 563
4/18/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 04/20/17, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall
4/20/2017 House • CS/CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 1 -HJ 805
4/21/2017 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
4/24/2017 House • CS/CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time -HJ 795
4/25/2017 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 851
5/5/2017 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died on Calendar