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CS/HB 389: Trooper Robert Smith Act

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Cantens ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Villalobos ; Barreiro ; Kyle ; Russell ; Green ; Wilson ; Fiorentino ; Prieguez ; Byrd ; Crist

Trooper Robert Smith Act; permits court to order pretrial detention under specified circumstances when it finds substantial probability that defendant committed charged crime of DUI manslaughter as defined by provision re DUI, & that defendant poses threat of harm to community; authorizes court to detain defendant at bail hearing without separate hearing or motion for pretrial detention, etc. Amends 903.31, 907.041; reenacts 790.065(2)(c), 943.0585,.059.

Effective Date: 10/01/1999 except as otherwise provided
Last Action: 4/30/1999 House - Died on Calendar
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/26/1999 House • Prefiled
2/3/1999 House • Referred to Crime & Punishment (CRC); Judiciary (CJC); Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC)
2/5/1999 House • On Committee agenda-- Crime & Punishment (CRC), 02/17/99, 1:00 pm, 214C
2/17/1999 House • Comm. Action: Unanimously Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Crime & Punishment (CRC)
2/18/1999 House • Now in Judiciary (CJC)
2/26/1999 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary (CJC), 03/03/99, 1:00 pm, Morris Hall
3/2/1999 House • Introduced, referred to Crime & Punishment (CRC); Judiciary (CJC); Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00044; On Committee agenda-- Crime & Punishment (CRC), 02/17/99, 1:00 pm, 214C; Comm. Action: Unanimously Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Crime & Punishment (CRC) -HJ 00104; Now in Judiciary (CJC) -HJ 00104; On Committee agenda-- Judiciary (CJC), 03/03/99, 1:00 pm, Morris Hall
3/3/1999 House • Comm. Action: Unanimously CS by Judiciary (CJC) -HJ 00316
3/16/1999 House • CS read first time on 03/16/99 -HJ 00313
• Now in Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00316
3/15/1999 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 113
4/13/1999 House • Withdrawn from Criminal Justice Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00556; Placed on calendar, available for General Calendar
4/21/1999 House • Placed on General Calendar
4/19/1999 House • Retained on Calendar
4/23/1999 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Retained on Calendar
4/30/1999 House • Died on Calendar