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CS/CS/HB 205: Diversion Programs

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Ahern ; Santiago ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Alexander ; Baez ; Berman ; Davis ; Diamond ; Fitzenhagen ; Geller ; Gruters ; Harrell ; Jacquet ; Miller, A. ; Newton ; Richardson ; Shaw ; Silvers ; Slosberg ; Spano ; Willhite ; Williams

Diversion Programs; Encourages local prearrest diversion programs for certain adult offenders; requires that adult issued civil citation fulfill community service requirement & pay restitution; permits criminal charges if adult fails to complete program; prohibits arrest record from being associated with certain offense for adult who successfully completes program; requires, rather than authorizes, FDLE to adopt rules to provide for expunction of certain nonjudicial records of arrest of minor upon successful completion of certain diversion programs; authorizes such expunctions for certain first-time misdemeanor offenses; requires diversion program to submit specified data to DJJ.

Effective Date: 7/1/2017
 Last Action: 5/5/2017 House - Died on Calendar
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/10/2017 House • Filed
    1/23/2017 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 44
    3/6/2017 House • PCS on Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 03/08/17, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall
    3/7/2017 House • Introduced -HJ 44
    3/8/2017 House • CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 316
    • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
    • CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 312
    3/10/2017 House • Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 349
    3/30/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, 04/03/17, 3:00 pm, Morris Hall
    4/3/2017 House • Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 563
    • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 563
    4/18/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 04/20/17, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall
    4/20/2017 House • CS/CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 1 -HJ 805
    4/21/2017 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
    4/24/2017 House • CS/CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time -HJ 795
    4/25/2017 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 851
    5/5/2017 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died on Calendar

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  • CS/CS/HB 205, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/21/2017 at 5:52 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (5)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 213 Juvenile Civil Citation and Similar Diversion Programs Brown Compare Last Action: 5/8/2017 H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee Track This Bill
    H 367 (c1) Prearrest Diversion Programs Criminal Justice Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 5/5/2017 H Died in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Track This Bill
    H 369 (c2) Pub. Rec./Civil Citation and Prearrest Diversion Programs/Criminal History Records Criminal Justice Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 5/5/2017 S Died in Criminal Justice Track This Bill
    S 196 (c2) Judicial Resources Flores Compare Last Action: 4/28/2017 S Laid on Table -SJ 537 Track This Bill
    S 448 (c1) Prearrest Diversion Programs Brandes Compare Last Action: 5/5/2017 S Died in Appropriations Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    901.40 Page 3 (pdf)
    943.0582 Prearrest, postarrest, or teen court diversion program expunction. Page 6 (pdf)
    985.125 Prearrest or postarrest diversion programs. Page 9 (pdf)
    985.126 Page 9 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 205, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/8/2017 at 5:26 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Justice Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 4/3/2017 (pdf)
    Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/24/2017 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 213 Juvenile Civil Citation and Similar Diversion Programs Brown Compare Last Action: 5/8/2017 H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee Track This Bill
    S 196 (c2) Judicial Resources Flores Compare Last Action: 4/28/2017 S Laid on Table -SJ 537 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    326299 - Amendment
    Between lines 31 and 32, insert:     		Plakon 4/19/2017
    7:59 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    4/20/2017     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    943.0582 Prearrest, postarrest, or teen court diversion program expunction. Page 2 (pdf)
    985.125 Prearrest or postarrest diversion programs. Page 5 (pdf)
    985.126 Page 5 (pdf)

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  • HB 205, Original Filed Version Posted 1/10/2017 at 12:19 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/8/2017 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 213 Juvenile Civil Citation and Similar Diversion Programs Brown Similar Last Action: 5/8/2017 H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee Track This Bill
    S 196 (c1) Juvenile Civil Citation and Similar Diversion Programs Flores Similar Last Action: 4/28/2017 S Laid on Table -SJ 537 Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    943.051 Criminal justice information; collection and storage; fingerprinting. Page 8 (pdf)
    985.11 Fingerprinting and photographing. Page 9 (pdf)
    985.12 Civil citation. Page 1 (pdf)

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