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CS/SB 142: Intellectual Disabilities

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Altman ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Sobel ; Bradley

Intellectual Disabilities; Substituting the Arc of Florida for the Association for Retarded Citizens for purposes of certain proceedings relating to children; substituting the term “intellectual disability” for the term “mental retardation”; clarifying in specified provisions that the meaning of the terms “intellectual disability” or “intellectually disabled” is the same as the meaning of the terms “mental retardation,” “retarded,” and “mentally retarded” for purposes of matters relating to the criminal laws and court rules, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2013
Last Action: 6/17/2013 - Chapter No. 2013-162
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  3. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/21/2012 Senate • Filed
1/11/2013 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Criminal Justice; Rules -SJ 16
3/1/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/06/13, 2:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
3/5/2013 Senate • Introduced -SJ 16
3/6/2013 Senate • Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 156
3/7/2013 Senate • Now in Criminal Justice -SJ 156
3/27/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/01/13, 12:15 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
4/1/2013 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 279
4/2/2013 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Rules -SJ 279
4/3/2013 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 282
4/4/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/09/13, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building
4/9/2013 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -SJ 397
4/10/2013 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 397
4/11/2013 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/16/13
4/16/2013 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 445
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/24/2013 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 554
• CS passed; YEAS 32 NAYS 0 -SJ 554
4/26/2013 House • In Messages
• Referred to Calendar -HJ 911
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/13
• Received -HJ 911
4/29/2013 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 964
• Substituted for HB 1119 -HJ 964
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/30/2013 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 1003
• CS passed; YEAS 119 NAYS 0 -HJ 1003
4/30/2013 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 881
6/3/2013 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/14/2013 • Approved by Governor
6/17/2013 • Chapter No. 2013-162