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CS/SB 4: Relief of Dontrell Stephens by the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office

CLAIM/LOCAL by Judiciary ; Flores

Relief of Dontrell Stephens by the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office; Providing for the relief of Dontrell Stephens through Evett L. Simmons, as guardian of his property, by the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office; providing for an appropriation to compensate him for personal injuries and damages sustained as the result of the negligence of a deputy of the office; providing a limitation on the payment of compensation, fees, and costs, etc. CLAIM: $4,500,000

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Action: 3/10/2020 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 6501 (Ch. 2020-201) -SJ 585
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    8/1/2019 Senate • Filed
    8/16/2019 Senate • Referred to Special Master on Claim Bills; Judiciary; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules -SJ 6
    1/14/2020 Senate • Introduced -SJ 6
    2/4/2020 Senate • Withdrawn from Special Master on Claim Bills -SJ 227
    • Now in Judiciary
    2/6/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/11/20, 2:00 pm, 110 Senate Building --Temporarily Postponed
    2/14/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/19/20, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
    2/19/2020 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 4 NAYS 1 -SJ 346
    2/20/2020 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    2/21/2020 Senate • Original reference(s) removed: Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    • Remaining references corrected to Rules -SJ 353
    • Now in Rules
    2/26/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/02/20, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
    • CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 347
    3/2/2020 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 16 NAYS 1 -SJ 411
    3/3/2020 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    3/5/2020 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/09/20 -SJ 550
    3/9/2020 Senate • Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 550
    3/10/2020 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 585
    • Substituted CS/CS/HB 6501 -SJ 585
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 6501 (Ch. 2020-201) -SJ 585

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  • CS/SB 4, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/20/2020 at 11:59 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules (Pre-Meeting) 2/28/2020 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 3/3/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 6501 (er) Relief/Dontrell Stephens/Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office Fernandez-Barquin, Joseph Similar Last Action: 9/21/2020 Chapter No. 2020-201

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    744610 - Amendment
    Delete lines 56 - 80 and insert:
    Flores 3/6/2020
    1:45 PM
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/2/2020 12:00 PM Rules 16 Yeas - 1 Nays

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  • SB 4, Original Filed Version Posted 8/1/2019 at 5:07 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 2/10/2020 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 2/20/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 6501 (c1) Relief/Dontrell Stephens/Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office Fernandez-Barquin, Joseph Similar Last Action: 9/21/2020 Chapter No. 2020-201

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    242200 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Judiciary
    (Flores)
    2/19/2020
    1:45 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/20/2020
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/19/2020 1:30 PM Judiciary 4 Yeas - 1 Nays

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