The Florida Senate

HB 761: Restoration of Civil Rights Act

GENERAL BILL by Taylor, P ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Richardson ; Heller ; Thurston ; Porth ; Waldman ; Meadows ; Schwartz

Restoration of Civil Rights Act; provides findings & purpose; provides for automatic restoration of former felon's civil rights, other than right to own, possess, or use firearms, following completion of his or her sentence of incarceration & community supervision; provides conditions for & exemptions from automatic restoration; provides for education concerning civil rights of people who have felony convictions, etc. Amends 944.292,.293,.705; creates 944.294.

Expand All Collapse All

• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  2/9/2007	House	• Filed
  2/14/2007	House	• Referred to Safety & Security Council; Policy & Budget Council
  3/6/2007	House	• Introduced, referred to Safety & Security Council; Policy & Budget Council -HJ 00057
  5/4/2007	House	• Died in Safety & Security Council

  Top of SectionTop of Page

• HB 761, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/9/2007 at 9:11 AM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Related Bills (4)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
  H 705	Restoration of Civil Rights	Taylor	Linked	Last Action: 5/4/2007 H Died in Safety & Security Council Location:
  S 834	Restoration of Civil Rights Act [LPCC]	Wilson	Identical	Last Action: 5/4/2007 S Died in Committee on Ethics and Elections Location:
  H 103	Felon's Right to Vote/Restoration	Taylor	Compare	Last Action: 12/28/2006 H Withdrawn prior to introduction -HJ 00018 Location:
  S 836	Restoration of Civil Rights [LPCC]	Wilson	Compare	Last Action: 5/4/2007 S Died in Committee on Ethics and Elections Location:

  Citations - Statutes (4)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  944.292	Suspension of civil rights.
  944.293	Initiation of restoration of civil rights.
  944.294
  944.705	Release orientation program.

  Top of SectionTop of Page