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CS/HB 199: Sexual Battery Prosecution Time Limitation

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Davis ; Plakon ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Brown ; Cortes ; Driskell ; Eskamani ; Gottlieb ; Grall ; Grieco ; Hattersley ; Hill ; Joseph ; Mercado ; Polsky ; Slosberg ; Watson, C. ; Webb ; Williams

Sexual Battery Prosecution Time Limitation; Designates act "Donna's Law"; creates exception to general time limitations allowing prosecution to be commenced at any time for specified sexual battery offenses against victims younger than a certain age.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
Last Action: 6/24/2020 - Chapter No. 2020-81
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
9/19/2019 House • Filed
9/25/2019 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 21
1/13/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 01/15/20, 9:30 am, Sumner Hall
1/14/2020 House • Introduced -HJ 21
1/15/2020 House • CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 395
1/16/2020 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 379
1/20/2020 House • Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 410
1/31/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, 02/04/20, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
2/4/2020 House • Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 504
• Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 504
2/10/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 02/12/20, 10:00 am, Sumner Hall
2/12/2020 House • Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -HJ 568
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 568
3/3/2020 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/20
3/6/2020 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 940
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/9/2020 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 989
• CS passed; YEAS 119 NAYS 0 -HJ 989
3/10/2020 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 653
• Withdrawn from Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 586
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/SB 170 -SJ 586
• Received -SJ 653
• Read 2nd time -SJ 586
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/11/2020 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 673
• CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 673
3/11/2020 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 1127
6/16/2020 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/23/2020 • Approved by Governor
6/24/2020 • Chapter No. 2020-81