Skip to Navigation | Skip to Main Content | Skip to Site Map

MyFloridaHouse.gov | Mobile Site

Senate Tracker: Sign Up | Login

The Florida Senate

CS/CS/CS/HB 439: Department of Legal Affairs

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee ; Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Eisnaugle ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Wood

Department of Legal Affairs; Revising the list of offenses that may be investigated and prosecuted by the Office of Statewide Prosecution; prohibiting bad faith assertions of patent infringement from being made; revising the conditions under which elderly persons or disabled adults who suffer a property loss are eligible for an award; providing for relocation assistance for human trafficking victims, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2015
Last Action: 6/3/2015 - Chapter No. 2015-92
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/20/2015 House • Filed
1/28/2015 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 38
3/2/2015 House • PCS on Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 03/04/15, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall
3/3/2015 House • Introduced -HJ 38
3/4/2015 House • CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 195
3/6/2015 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
3/9/2015 House • Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 190
• CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 189
3/16/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, 03/18/15, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
3/18/2015 House • CS/CS by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -HJ 277
3/19/2015 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS/CS by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 270
3/20/2015 House • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 284
3/24/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 03/26/15, 1:00 pm, Sumner Hall
3/26/2015 House • CS/CS/CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -HJ 345
3/27/2015 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS/CS/CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time -HJ 341
3/30/2015 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 350
4/6/2015 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/08/15
4/8/2015 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 460
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/9/2015 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 492
• CS passed; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 -HJ 493
4/15/2015 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 446
4/21/2015 Senate • Received -SJ 446
4/22/2015 Senate • Withdrawn from Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 497
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 497
• Substituted for CS/SB 1362 -SJ 497
• Read 2nd time -SJ 497
• Amendment(s) adopted (402804) -SJ 497
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/23/2015 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 585
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 585
4/23/2015 House • In returning messages
4/24/2015 House • Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (402804) -HJ 777
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 115 NAYS 0 -HJ 778
• Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -HJ 778
5/18/2015 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/2/2015 • Approved by Governor
6/3/2015 • Chapter No. 2015-92