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CS/CS/SB 308: Unattended Persons and Animals in Motor Vehicles

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Criminal Justice ; Benacquisto ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Evers

Unattended Persons and Animals in Motor Vehicles; Providing definitions; providing immunity from civil liability for entry into a motor vehicle related to the rescue of a person or an animal under certain circumstances; providing for applicability, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 1/28/2016 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 131 (Ch. 2016-18) -SJ 266
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    9/17/2015 Senate • Filed
    10/6/2015 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 25
    11/9/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 11/17/15, 10:00 am, 37 Senate Office Building
    11/17/2015 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 127
    11/18/2015 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    11/19/2015 Senate • Now in Judiciary -SJ 127
    11/23/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 12/01/15, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
    12/1/2015 Senate • CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 128
    12/3/2015 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Rules -SJ 128
    1/11/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 01/14/16, 10:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building
    1/12/2016 Senate • Introduced -SJ 25
    • CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 112
    • CS/CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 112
    1/14/2016 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 221
    1/15/2016 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 221
    1/19/2016 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/21/16
    1/21/2016 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 235
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    1/28/2016 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 266
    • Substituted CS/CS/HB 131 -SJ 266
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 131 (Ch. 2016-18) -SJ 266

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  • CS/CS/SB 308, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/3/2015 at 10:40 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules (Pre-Meeting) 1/13/2016 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 1/14/2016 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 131 (er) Unattended Persons and Animals in Motor Vehicles Young, Moskowitz Similar Last Action: 3/9/2016 Chapter No. 2016-18
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/14/2016 10:00 AM Rules 11 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    768.139 Page 1 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 308, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 11/18/2015 at 10:23 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 11/30/2015 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 12/2/2015 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 131 (c2) Unattended Persons and Animals in Motor Vehicles Young, Moskowitz Similar Last Action: 3/9/2016 Chapter No. 2016-18
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill
    H 329 (c1) Animals Confined in Unattended Motor Vehicles Cortes Compare Last Action: 3/11/2016 H Died on Calendar
    Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar     		Track This Bill
    S 200 Animals Confined in Unattended Motor Vehicles Hukill Compare Last Action: 3/11/2016 S Died in Judiciary
    Location: In committee/council (JU)     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    221626 - Amendment
    Delete lines 21 - 37 and insert:     		Judiciary
    (Benacquisto)     		11/30/2015
    3:19 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    12/1/2015     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    12/1/2015 4:00 PM Judiciary 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    768.139 Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 308, Original Filed Version Posted 9/17/2015 at 11:49 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 11/16/2015 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 11/18/2015 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 131 (c1) Unattended Persons and Animals in Motor Vehicles Young, Moskowitz Similar Last Action: 3/9/2016 Chapter No. 2016-18
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill
    H 329 Animals Confined in Unattended Motor Vehicles Cortes Compare Last Action: 3/11/2016 H Died on Calendar
    Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar     		Track This Bill
    S 200 Animals Confined in Unattended Motor Vehicles Hukill Compare Last Action: 3/11/2016 S Died in Judiciary
    Location: In committee/council (JU)     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    618588 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Brandes)     		11/16/2015
    9:56 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    11/17/2015     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    11/17/2015 10:00 AM Criminal Justice 5 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    768.13 Good Samaritan Act; immunity from civil liability. Page 1 (pdf)

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