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HB 541: Sexual Offenses

GENERAL BILL by Slosberg ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bell ; Brown ; Cortes ; Eskamani ; Goff-Marcil ; Polo

Sexual Offenses; Revises statute of limitations periods for prosecution of certain sexual offenses; specifies that period for prosecution of certain sexual offenses may not begin until results of specified testing have been received; requires FDLE to create & maintain database for tracking sexual offense evidence & ensure that alleged sexual assault victims & certain other persons are notified of & have access to information.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
 Last Action: 3/14/2020 House - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 199 (Ch. 2020-81)
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/5/2019 House • Filed
    11/15/2019 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 45
    1/14/2020 House • Introduced -HJ 45
    3/14/2020 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 199 (Ch. 2020-81)

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  • HB 541, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/5/2019 at 5:14 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (5)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 892 Sexual Offenses Berman Identical Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Criminal Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 199 (Ch. 2020-81) Track This Bill
    H 199 (er) Sexual Battery Prosecution Time Limitation Davis, Plakon Compare Last Action: 6/24/2020 Chapter No. 2020-81 Track This Bill
    H 727 Survivors of Sexual Offenses Hattersley Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee Track This Bill
    S 170 (c1) Time Limitation on the Prosecution of Sexual Battery Cases Stewart Compare Last Action: 3/10/2020 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 199 (Ch. 2020-81) -SJ 586 Track This Bill
    S 1028 Survivors of Sexual Offenses Book Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Criminal Justice Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    775.15 Time limitations; general time limitations; exceptions. Page 1 (pdf)
    943.326 DNA evidence collected in sexual offense investigations. Page 3 (pdf)

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