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CS/CS/SB 964: Protection of Minors

GENERAL BILL by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Criminal Justice ; Benacquisto ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Gaetz ; Lynn ; Hays ; Altman

Protection of Minors; Citing this act as the “Protect Our Children Act"; requiring a person convicted of a second or subsequent violation of a specified video voyeurism provision to register as a sexual offender if the victim of the violation was a minor; providing that if more than one child is involved in a violation of provisions prohibiting sexual performance by a child, a separate offense may be charged for each child; requiring a person convicted of a video voyeurism violation to register as a sexual offender if the victim of the violation was a minor; revising the definition of the term “place and time when a person has a reasonable expectation of privacy” to include the interior of a residential dwelling; increasing the classification of specified video voyeurism offenses involving minors, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2012
 Last Action: 3/9/2012 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 437 (Ch. 2012-19), SB 436 (Ch. 2012-39) -SJ 1247
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  3. Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations (BJA)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/15/2011 Senate • Filed
    12/6/2011 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Budget -SJ 80
    1/10/2012 Senate • Introduced -SJ 80
    1/20/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/25/12, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
    1/25/2012 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 1 -SJ 280
    1/26/2012 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    1/27/2012 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 287
    1/31/2012 Senate • Now in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    2/6/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 02/09/12, 1:15 pm, 401 Senate Office Building
    2/9/2012 Senate • CS/CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 500
    2/10/2012 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    2/13/2012 Senate • Now in Budget -SJ 500
    • CS/CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 504
    2/14/2012 Senate • Subreferred to Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations -SJ 518
    • Now in Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations
    2/23/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations, 02/28/12, 10:45 am, 37 Senate Office Building
    2/28/2012 Senate • Favorable by Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations; YEAS 4 NAYS 2 -SJ 721
    2/29/2012 Senate • Now in Budget -SJ 721
    3/5/2012 Senate • Withdrawn from Budget -SJ 805
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 805
    3/6/2012 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/08/12
    3/8/2012 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/09/12
    3/9/2012 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 1246
    • Substituted CS/HB 437 -SJ 1247
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 437 (Ch. 2012-19), SB 436 (Ch. 2012-39) -SJ 1247

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  • CS/CS/SB 964, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/10/2012 at 2:11 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 2/27/2012 (pdf)
    Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 2/28/2012 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 437 (er) Protection of Minors Eisnaugle Similar Last Action: 3/25/2012 Chapter No. 2012-19, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 436 (Ch. 2012-39)
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill
    H 215 Video Voyeurism Young Compare Last Action: 3/6/2012 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 436 (Ch. 2012-39), CS/HB 437 (Ch. 2012-19) -HJ 1115
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill
    S 436 (er) Video Voyeurism Storms Compare Last Action: 4/7/2012 Chapter No. 2012-39, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 437 (Ch. 2012-19)
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    875674 - Amendment
    Delete lines 30 - 66.     		Storms 3/8/2012
    11:37 AM     		Senate: Withdrawn
    3/9/2012     		Web Page
    PDF
    629766 - Amendment
    Delete lines 49 - 58 and insert:     		Benacquisto 3/8/2012
    8:12 PM     		Senate: Withdrawn
    3/9/2012     		Web Page
    PDF
    601980 - Amendment
    Delete lines 87 - 219.     		Storms 3/8/2012
    11:36 AM     		Senate: Withdrawn
    3/9/2012     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/28/2012 10:45 AM Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations 4 Yeas - 2 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    775.21 The Florida Sexual Predators Act. Page 2 (pdf)
    810.145 Video voyeurism. Page 8 (pdf)
    827.071 Sexual performance by a child; penalties. Page 3 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 9 (pdf)
    943.0435 Sexual offenders required to register with the department; penalty. Page 3-4 (pdf)
    944.606 Sexual offenders; notification upon release. Page 6 (pdf)
    944.607 Notification to Department of Law Enforcement of information on sexual offenders. Page 7 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 964, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/26/2012 at 1:00 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 2/8/2012 (pdf)
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) 2/10/2012 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 437 (c1) Protection of Minors Eisnaugle Similar Last Action: 3/25/2012 Chapter No. 2012-19, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 436 (Ch. 2012-39)
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill
    H 215 Video Voyeurism Young Compare Last Action: 3/6/2012 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 436 (Ch. 2012-39), CS/HB 437 (Ch. 2012-19) -HJ 1115
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill
    S 436 Video Voyeurism Storms Compare Last Action: 4/7/2012 Chapter No. 2012-39, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 437 (Ch. 2012-19)
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    815428 - Amendment
    Delete lines 94 - 139 and insert:     		Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    (Detert)     		2/8/2012
    10:16 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/10/2012     		Web Page
    PDF
    694934 - Amendment
    Between lines 167 and 168 insert:     		Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    (Detert)     		2/8/2012
    10:17 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/10/2012     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/9/2012 1:15 PM Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 6 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    775.21 The Florida Sexual Predators Act. Page 1-2 (pdf)
    810.145 Video voyeurism. Page 6 (pdf)
    827.071 Sexual performance by a child; penalties. Page 3 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 8 (pdf)
    943.0435 Sexual offenders required to register with the department; penalty. Page 3-4 (pdf)

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  • SB 964, Original Filed Version Posted 11/15/2011 at 2:01 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 1/23/2012 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 1/26/2012 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 437 (c1) Protection of Minors Eisnaugle Similar Last Action: 3/25/2012 Chapter No. 2012-19, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 436 (Ch. 2012-39)
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill
    H 215 Video Voyeurism Young Compare Last Action: 3/6/2012 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 436 (Ch. 2012-39), CS/HB 437 (Ch. 2012-19) -HJ 1115
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill
    S 436 Video Voyeurism Storms Compare Last Action: 4/7/2012 Chapter No. 2012-39, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 437 (Ch. 2012-19)
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    840994 - Amendment
    Delete lines 80 - 82 and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Dean)     		1/25/2012
    8:50 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/25/2012     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/25/2012 3:30 PM Criminal Justice 5 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    775.21 The Florida Sexual Predators Act. Page 1 (pdf), Page 2 (pdf)
    810.145 Video voyeurism. Page 6 (pdf)
    827.071 Sexual performance by a child; penalties. Page 3 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 8 (pdf)
    943.0435 Sexual offenders required to register with the department; penalty. Page 3 (pdf), Page 4 (pdf)

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