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CS/HB 193: Chad Meredith Act

GENERAL BILL by Hasner ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Ambler ; Bullard ; Flores ; Greenstein ; Holloway ; Porth ; Quinones ; Sands ; Waters ; Zapata

Chad Meredith Act; specifies conduct that constitutes hazing at high schools with grades 9-12; creates new offenses of hazing at such high school; authorizes court to impose condition of drug or alcohol probation in certain circumstances; provides for felony & misdemeanor offenses of hazing at postsecondary educational institutions; requires court to impose hazing education course as condition of sentence in certain circumstances, etc. Amends 1006.63, 1001.64.

Effective Date: 07/01/2005
Last Action: 6/7/2005 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2005-146
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/5/2005 House • Filed
1/25/2005 House • Referred to Criminal Justice (JC); Justice Appropriations (FC); Justice Council
1/28/2005 House • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice (JC), 02/09/05, 9:00 am, 404-H
2/9/2005 House • Favorable with CS amendment by Criminal Justice (JC); YEAS 7 NAYS 0
2/18/2005 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3(b)
2/21/2005 House • Now in Justice Appropriations (FC)
3/8/2005 House • Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice (JC); Justice Appropriations (FC); Justice Council -HJ 00026; On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice (JC), 02/09/05, 9:00 am, 404-H; Favorable with CS amendment by Criminal Justice (JC); YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -HJ 00152; Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3(b); Now in Justice Appropriations (FC) -HJ 00152
3/18/2005 House • On Committee agenda-- Justice Appropriations (FC), 03/22/05, 8:00 am, 214-C --Temporarily deferred
3/25/2005 House • On Committee agenda-- Justice Appropriations (FC), 03/29/05, 8:00 am, 214-C
3/29/2005 House • Favorable by Justice Appropriations (FC); YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -HJ 00296; Now in Justice Council -HJ 00296
4/14/2005 House • On Council agenda-- Justice Council, 04/18/05, 4:30 pm, 404-H
4/18/2005 House • Favorable by- Justice Council; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -HJ 00564; Placed on Calendar -HJ 00564
4/27/2005 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00860; Ordered engrossed -HJ 00861; Read third time -HJ 00860; Passed as amended; YEAS 115 NAYS 1 -HJ 00860
4/27/2005 Senate • In Messages
4/28/2005 Senate • Received, referred to Education; Criminal Justice; Justice Appropriations -SJ 00703
4/29/2005 Senate • Withdrawn from Education; Criminal Justice; Justice Appropriations -SJ 00738; Substituted for CS/CS/SB 782 -SJ 00738; Read second time -SJ 00738
5/2/2005 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00768; Passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 00768
5/2/2005 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 01153
5/25/2005 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/7/2005 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2005-146