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SB 96: Protection & Care for Elders

GENERAL BILL by Margolis ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Fasano ; Lynn ; Bullard ; Posey

Protection & Care for Elders; reclassifies offense of aggravated abuse of elderly person or disabled adult from second-degree felony to first-degree felony; creates provision re training on identifying & investigating elder abuse for certified law enforcement officers; provides that officer's certification becomes inactive in certain circumstances re failure to complete training, etc. Amends 825.102, 921.0022; creates 943.17296.

Effective Date: 07/01/2005
Last Action: 5/6/2005 House - Died in Council on Justice Council
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/16/2004 Senate • Filed
    11/19/2004 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Children and Families; Justice Appropriations
    2/15/2005 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/23/05, 2:00 pm, 37-S
    2/23/2005 Senate • Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
    2/24/2005 Senate • Now in Children and Families
    3/8/2005 Senate • Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Children and Families; Justice Appropriations -SJ 00013; On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/23/05, 2:00 pm, 37-S; Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 00101; Now in Children and Families -SJ 00101
    3/11/2005 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children and Families, 03/16/05, 1:00 pm, 301-S
    3/16/2005 Senate • Favorable by Children and Families; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00227
    3/17/2005 Senate • Now in Justice Appropriations -SJ 00227
    3/30/2005 Senate • Withdrawn from Justice Appropriations -SJ 00299; Placed on Calendar, on second reading
    4/6/2005 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00348; Read second time -SJ 00343
    4/7/2005 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00358; Passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 00358
    4/13/2005 House • In Messages
    5/3/2005 House • Received, referred to Justice Council -HJ 01250
    5/6/2005 House • Died in Council on Justice Council

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  • SB 96, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/16/2004 at 3:54 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Children and Families (Post-Meeting) 3/9/2005 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 2/9/2005 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    H 197 Protection & Care of Elders McInvale Identical Last Action: 5/6/2005 H Died in Council on Justice Council
    Location:

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    2/23/2005 2:00 PM Criminal Justice 7 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/16/2005 1:00 PM Children and Families 6 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/7/2005 11:09 AM Senate 39 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    825.102 Abuse, aggravated abuse, and neglect of an elderly person or disabled adult; penalties.
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart.

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