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)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
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)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
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• Withdrawn from Children and Families -SJ 00423; Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Article V Implementation and Judiciary |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• Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommittee on Article V Implementation and Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 00538; Placed on Calendar, on second reading |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) |