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CS/CS/SB 144: Sexual Battery Victims/Services

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal Justice ; Cowin ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Fasano ; Sebesta ; Argenziano ; Crist

Sexual Battery Victims/Services; provides legislative intent re enhancing availability of services to victims of sexual battery; creates "Sexual Battery Victims" Access to Services Act; authorizes Health Dept. to contract with statewide nonprofit association for purpose of allocating funds to rape crisis centers; requires that funds be used to provide sexual battery recovery services to victims of sexual battery & their families, etc. Creates 938.085. APPROPRIATION: $917,000.

Effective Date: 07/01/2003
Last Action: 6/6/2003 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2003-114; See also SB 146 (Ch. 2003-140)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/13/2002 Senate • Prefiled
12/20/2002 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care; Finance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations
3/4/2003 Senate • Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care; Finance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 00015
3/7/2003 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/12/03, 4:00 pm, 37-S
3/12/2003 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 00189; CS read first time on 03/18/03 -SJ 00218
3/14/2003 Senate • Now in Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care -SJ 00189
3/19/2003 Senate • Withdrawn from Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care -SJ 00223; Now in Finance and Taxation
3/24/2003 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Finance and Taxation, 03/27/03, 1:00 pm, 37-S
3/27/2003 Senate • Favorable by Finance and Taxation; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 00303
3/28/2003 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services -SJ 00303
4/7/2003 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 04/10/03, 3:00 pm, 110-S
4/10/2003 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 00427; CS read first time on 04/16/03 -SJ 00429
4/11/2003 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 00427
4/16/2003 Senate • Withdrawn from Appropriations -SJ 00423; Placed on Calendar, on second reading
4/23/2003 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00502; Read second time -SJ 00492; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00492; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00493
4/24/2003 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00556; CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 00556
4/25/2003 House • In Messages
4/28/2003 House • Received, placed on Calendar -HJ 00705
4/30/2003 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Substituted for HB 173 -HJ 00822; Read second time -HJ 00822
5/1/2003 House • Read third time -HJ 01000; CS passed; YEAS 113 NAYS 0 -HJ 01000
5/1/2003 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 01057
5/30/2003 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/6/2003 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2003-114; See also SB 146 (Ch. 2003-140)