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SB 398: Commercial Exploitation/Self-murder

GENERAL BILL by Miller ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Crist

Commercial Exploitation/Self-murder; defines terms "self-murder" & "simulated self-murder"; prohibits conducting event, promoting or publicizing event, collecting admission for event, or providing location for event during which act of self-murder is part of event; provides exception for events in which simulated self-murder is conducted; provides that violation of act is third-degree felony, etc. Creates 782.081.

Effective Date: Upon becoming law
 Last Action: 4/23/2004 Senate - Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00748; Read second time -SJ 00867; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00867; Substituted HB 221 -SJ 00867; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 221 (Ch. 2004-30)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/22/2003 Senate • Prefiled
10/30/2003 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice
2/9/2004 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/17/04, 9:30 am, 110-S
2/17/2004 Senate • Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 0; Now in Criminal Justice
3/2/2004 Senate • Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice -SJ 00027; On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/17/04, 9:30 am, 110-S; Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 00151; Now in Criminal Justice -SJ 00152
3/26/2004 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/31/04, 2:00 pm, 37-S -SJ 00437
3/31/2004 Senate • Favorable by- Criminal Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 00489
4/1/2004 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on second reading -SJ 00489
4/22/2004 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00748
4/23/2004 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00748; Read second time -SJ 00867; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00867; Substituted HB 221 -SJ 00867; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 221 (Ch. 2004-30)