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CS/CS/SB 522: Involuntary Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Grimsley ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Detert ; Abruzzo

Involuntary Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators; Authorizing and requiring a state attorney to refer certain persons for civil commitment under certain circumstances; requiring the agency with jurisdiction over a person who has been convicted of a sexually violent offense to give written notice to the multidisciplinary team as soon as practicable after receipt into custody of such person in a county or municipal jail facility; providing for certain released persons to be taken into custody by the Department of Children and Families; requiring the Department of Corrections to collect recidivism information and include the information in their annual report, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2014
Last Action: 4/2/2014 - Chapter No. 2014-2, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 524 (Ch. 2014-3)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/17/2013 Senate • Filed
12/18/2013 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 44
1/6/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/14/14, 10:00 am, 37 Senate Office Building
1/14/2014 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 139
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
1/21/2014 Senate • Now in Judiciary -SJ 139
1/27/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/04/14, 10:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building
2/4/2014 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 135
2/5/2014 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 135
2/10/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/20/14, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/20/2014 Senate • CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -SJ 139
2/24/2014 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2/25/2014 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 139
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/14
3/4/2014 Senate • Introduced -SJ 43
• CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 123
• CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 124
• Read 2nd time -SJ 10
• Amendment(s) adopted (630788, 674890, 867354, 956028, 966784) -SJ 11
• Read 3rd time -SJ 12
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 12
• Immediately certified -SJ 10
3/4/2014 House • In Messages
3/5/2014 House • Referred to Calendar -HJ 198
• Received -HJ 198
3/7/2014 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/11/14
3/11/2014 House • Substituted for CS/HB 7019 -HJ 222
• Read 2nd time -HJ 222
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/12/2014 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 260
• CS passed; YEAS 118 NAYS 0 -HJ 260
3/19/2014 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 316
3/26/2014 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor -SJ 351
4/1/2014 • Approved by Governor -SJ 374
4/2/2014 • Chapter No. 2014-2, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 524 (Ch. 2014-3)