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CS/CS/HB 179: Evidence Collected in Sexual Offense Investigations

GENERAL BILL by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee ; Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Adkins ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Ahern ; Antone ; Artiles ; Baxley ; Berman ; Boyd ; Brodeur ; Burgess ; Burton ; Caldwell ; Campbell ; Clarke-Reed ; Combee ; Cortes, B. ; Costello ; Dudley ; Eagle ; Edwards ; Eisnaugle ; Fant ; Fitzenhagen ; Gaetz ; Geller ; Gonzalez ; Grant ; Hager ; Harrell ; Harrison ; Hill ; Ingoglia ; Jacobs ; Jenne ; Jones, M. ; Kerner ; Latvala ; Magar ; Mayfield ; McBurney ; Metz ; Miller ; Moraitis ; Moskowitz ; Murphy ; Nunez ; Passidomo ; Perry ; Peters ; Pilon ; Plasencia ; Porter ; Raburn ; Raschein ; Raulerson ; Ray ; Rehwinkel Vasilinda ; Renner ; Rooney ; Slosberg ; Smith ; Spano ; Steube ; Stevenson ; Sullivan ; Taylor ; Torres ; Van Zant ; Watson, C. ; Wood

Evidence Collected in Sexual Offense Investigations; Requires that sexual offense evidence kit or other DNA evidence be submitted to statewide criminal analysis laboratory system within specified time after specified occurrences; requires medical provider or law enforcement agency to inform alleged victim of sexual offense of certain information; requires retention of specified evidence; requires adoption & dissemination of guidelines & procedures by certain entities; requires testing of sexual offense evidence kits within specified timeframe.

Effective Date: 7/1/2016
Last Action: 3/1/2016 House - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 636 (Ch. 2016-72) -HJ 631
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
9/17/2015 House • Filed
9/24/2015 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 19
11/24/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 12/01/15, 3:30 pm, Sumner Hall
12/1/2015 House • CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 165
12/3/2015 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
12/4/2015 House • Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 155
1/12/2016 House • Introduced -HJ 19
• CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 141
1/26/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, 01/28/16, 3:30 pm, Reed Hall
1/28/2016 House • CS/CS by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 334
2/1/2016 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS/CS by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 326
2/2/2016 House • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 362
2/16/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 02/18/16, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall
2/18/2016 House • Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 507
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 507
2/19/2016 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/23/16
2/23/2016 House • Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading -HJ 555
2/26/2016 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/16
3/1/2016 House • Substituted CS/CS/SB 636 -HJ 631
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 636 (Ch. 2016-72) -HJ 631