HB 7053: Pub. Rec./Minor Victims of Sexual Offenses
PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Spano ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Fant ; Watson, C.
Pub. Rec./Minor Victims of Sexual Offenses; Expands exemption from public records requirements for any information in videotaped statement of minor who is alleged to be or who is victim of sexual battery, lewd acts, or other sexual misconduct; provides for future review & repeal of exemption; provides statement of public necessity.
Effective Date: on the same date that HB 7049 or similar legislation takes effect
Last Action: 5/5/2017 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 5/5/2017 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Judiciary (JU)
- Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
- Rules (RC)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 3/8/2017 House • Filed
• Introduced -HJ 311
3/10/2017 House • Referred to Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 354
3/16/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee, 03/20/17, 3:30 pm, Morris Hall
3/20/2017 House • Favorable by Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 406
• Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 406
4/11/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 04/13/17, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall
4/13/2017 House • Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 687
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 687
4/20/2017 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/25/17
4/25/2017 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 826
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/26/2017 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 865
• Passed; YEAS 115 NAYS 0 -HJ 865
4/26/2017 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules -SJ 498
• Received -SJ 498
5/5/2017 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Judiciary
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HB 7053, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/8/2017 at 6:11 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Oversight, Transparency and Administration Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/20/2017 (pdf)
Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/13/2017 (pdf)
Related Bills (3)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 7049 (c2) Child Exploitation Criminal Justice Subcommittee Linked Last Action: 5/5/2017 S Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7091 (Ch. 2017-115) 
S 1560 Public Records/Videotaped Statement of a Minor Book Identical Last Action: 5/5/2017 S Died in Judiciary
S 1558 Child Exploitation Book Compare Last Action: 5/5/2017 S Died in Criminal Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7091 (Ch. 2017-115)
Floor Votes (1)
Date Chamber Result 4/26/2017 1:40 PM House 115 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of public records. Page 1 (pdf)