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SB 136: Trooper Robert Smith Act

GENERAL BILL by Diaz-Balart

Trooper Robert Smith Act; revises criteria for pretrial detention; 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 specific provision, re driving under influence, & that defendant poses threat of harm to community; deletes requirement for additional court findings for pretrial detention, etc. Amends FS.

Effective Date: 10/01/2000 except as otherwise provided
 Last Action: 4/5/2000 Senate - Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00368; Read second time -SJ 00389; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00389; House Bill substituted -SJ 00389; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/HB 205 (Ch. 2000-229)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
9/28/1999 Senate • Prefiled
10/6/1999 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Fiscal Policy
11/30/1999 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 12/07/99, 3:15 pm, 37-S --Not considered
1/11/2000 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/18/00, 3:00 pm, 37-S
1/18/2000 Senate • Comm. Action: Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Criminal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 0
1/19/2000 Senate • Now in Fiscal Policy
2/14/2000 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/23/00, 1:00 pm, 37-S --Temporarily postponed
3/3/2000 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/08/00, 1:00 pm, 37-S
3/7/2000 Senate • Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Fiscal Policy -SJ 00018; On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 12/07/99, 3:15 pm, 37-S --Not considered; On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/18/00, 3:00 pm, 37-S; Comm. Action: Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Criminal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 00008; Now in Fiscal Policy -SJ 00008; On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/23/00, 1:00 pm, 37-S --Temporarily postponed; On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/08/00, 1:00 pm, 37-S
3/8/2000 Senate • Comm. Action:-Favorable by Fiscal Policy; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 00171; Placed on Calendar -SJ 00171
4/5/2000 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00368; Read second time -SJ 00389; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00389; House Bill substituted -SJ 00389; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/HB 205 (Ch. 2000-229)