CS/CS/CS/HB 1355: Protection of Vulnerable Persons
GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee ; Health and Human Services Committee ; Judiciary Committee ; Dorworth ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Adkins ; Brodeur ; Burgin ; Campbell ; Coley ; Costello ; Fullwood ; Gaetz ; Harrell ; Holder ; Julien ; Nunez ; Pafford ; Plakon ; Porth ; Snyder ; Steube ; Williams, T.
Protection of Vulnerable Persons; Revises language concerning child abuse reporting; requires DCF to provide for web-chat & update other web-based forms for reporting; requires specified educational institutions & their law enforcement agencies to report known or suspected child abuse, abandonment, or neglect in certain circumstances; provides financial penalties for violations; increases penalties for certain reporting offenses; provides for upward reclassification of certain prostitution offenses involving minors; provides for denial of relocation payment for domestic violence claim if claimant has been paid sexual battery relocation claim for same incident; provides for relocation assistance payments to victims of sexual battery; provides criteria for awards; provides for denial of relocation payment for sexual battery claim if claimant has previously been paid domestic violence relocation claim for same incident; provides appropriations; authorizes specified numbers of full-time equivalent positions with associated salary rates within DCF; defines "mental injury" with respect to offenses of abuse, aggravated abuse, & neglect of child; requires physician or psychologist acting as expert witness in certain proceedings have certain credentials; redefines "crime" for purposes of crime victims compensation to include additional forms of injury; redefines "victim" to conform with modified definition of "crime." APPROPRIATION: $3,945,016
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/6/2012 | House |
• Filed |
| 1/10/2012 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 134 |
| 1/12/2012 | House |
• Referred to Judiciary Committee; Health and Human Services Committee; Education Committee -HJ 215 |
| 1/23/2012 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 01/25/12, 2:00 pm, 404 HOB |
| 1/25/2012 | House |
• CS by Judiciary Committee; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -HJ 310 |
| 1/30/2012 | House |
• Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c) • CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time -HJ 309 |
| 2/2/2012 | House |
• Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 452 |
| 2/21/2012 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 02/23/12, 8:00 am, 404 HOB |
| 2/23/2012 | House |
• CS/CS by Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -HJ 835 |
| 2/24/2012 | House |
• Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c) • CS/CS by Health and Human Services Committee read 1st time -HJ 833 |
| 2/27/2012 | House |
• Original reference(s) removed: Education Committee • CS referred to Appropriations Committee -HJ 854 • Now in Appropriations Committee -HJ 854 • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee, 02/28/12, 8:30 am, Webster Hall |
| 2/28/2012 | House |
• CS/CS/CS by- Appropriations Committee; YEAS 24 NAYS 0 -HJ 908 • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c) • Placed on Calendar -HJ 967 • CS/CS/CS by Appropriations Committee read 1st time -HJ 905 |
| 3/1/2012 | House |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/02/12 |
| 3/2/2012 | House |
• Read 2nd time -HJ 1032 • Amendment(s) adopted (034315) -HJ 1032 • Placed on 3rd reading |
| 3/5/2012 | House |
• Read 3rd time -HJ 1084 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 114 NAYS 0 -HJ 1084 |
| 3/5/2012 | Senate |
• In Messages • Received -SJ 857 • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations; Budget -SJ 857 |
| 3/7/2012 | Senate |
• Withdrawn from Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations; Budget -SJ 946 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 946 • Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1816 -SJ 946 • Read 2nd time -SJ 946 • Amendment(s) adopted (215940, 257028, 687376, 904562) • Amendment(s) failed (477424, 507278, 890924) -SJ 946 • Placed on 3rd reading |
| 3/8/2012 | Senate |
• Read 3rd time -SJ 961 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 35 NAYS 4 -SJ 962 |
| 3/8/2012 | House |
• In returning messages • Was taken up -HJ 1189 • Concurred in 3 amendment(s) (215940, 257028, 904562) -HJ 1190 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 -HJ 1191 • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -HJ 1191 |
| 4/13/2012 |
• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor |
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| 4/27/2012 |
• Approved by Governor |
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| 4/29/2012 |
• Chapter No. 2012-155 |
902635 - Amendment to Amendment (296815)