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CS/CS/HB 1173: Criminal Gang Prevention

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Ingram ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Coley ; Eisnaugle ; Gaetz ; McBurney ; Rooney ; Snyder ; Weinstein

Criminal Gang Prevention; Provides enhanced criminal penalties for certain trespassing offenses in school safety zones by person convicted of certain gang-related offenses; provides enhanced criminal penalties for person who intentionally causes, encourages, solicits, or recruits another person under specified age to become criminal gang member in certain circumstances; authorizes county & municipal detention facilities to designate individual responsible for assessing whether each inmate is criminal gang member or associate; provides duties of such individuals; revises criteria for application of sentencing multiplier for offenses related to criminal gangs; limits application of multiplier if application would result in lowest permissible sentence exceeding statutory maximum sentence.

Effective Date: 10/1/2012
Last Action: 3/9/2012 Senate - Died in Criminal Justice
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations (BJA)
  3. Budget (BC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/30/2011 House • Filed
1/9/2012 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 115
1/10/2012 House • Introduced -HJ 115
1/23/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 01/25/12, 11:00 am, 404 HOB
1/25/2012 House • CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 298
1/26/2012 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
1/27/2012 House • Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 297
• CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 291
2/10/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, 02/14/12, 8:30 am, 404 HOB
2/14/2012 House • Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 602
• Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 602
2/20/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 02/22/12, 8:00 am, 404 HOB
2/22/2012 House • CS/CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -HJ 816
2/23/2012 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 812
• CS/CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time -HJ 804
2/24/2012 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/28/12
2/28/2012 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 889
• Placed on 3rd reading
2/29/2012 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 934
• CS passed; YEAS 115 NAYS 0 -HJ 934
2/29/2012 Senate • In Messages
3/5/2012 Senate • Received -SJ 828
• Referred to Criminal Justice; Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations; Budget -SJ 828
3/9/2012 Senate • Died in Criminal Justice