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CS/SB 294: The Victim's Freedom Act

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Crist ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Hill ; Argenziano ; Atwater

The Victim's Freedom Act; provides for cause of action for protective injunction against sexual violence; provides for petition to be filed when sexual violence is reported to law enforcement agency & victim is cooperating in any investigation or when respondent who was sentenced to imprisonment for sexual violence has been or will be released; prohibits assessment of filing fees for petition for protection against repeat, sexual, or dating violence, etc. Amends FS.

Effective Date: 07/01/2003
Last Action: 4/28/2003 Senate - Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00700; Read second time -SJ 00698; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00698; Substituted HB 561 -SJ 00698; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 561 (Ch. 2003-117)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/10/2003 Senate • Prefiled
1/16/2003 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Children and Families; Appropriations Subcommittee on Article V Implementation and Judiciary; Appropriations
3/4/2003 Senate • Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Children and Families; Appropriations Subcommittee on Article V Implementation and Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 00023
3/13/2003 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/18/03, 1:30 pm, 110-S
3/18/2003 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 00245; CS read first time on 03/24/03 -SJ 00247
3/20/2003 Senate • Now in Criminal Justice -SJ 00245
3/28/2003 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/03/03, 9:00 am, 37-S
4/3/2003 Senate • Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 00341; Now in Children and Families -SJ 00341
4/16/2003 Senate • Withdrawn from Children and Families -SJ 00423; Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Article V Implementation and Judiciary
4/24/2003 Senate • Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommittee on Article V Implementation and Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 00538; Placed on Calendar, on second reading
4/28/2003 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00700; Read second time -SJ 00698; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00698; Substituted HB 561 -SJ 00698; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 561 (Ch. 2003-117)