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SB 892: Sexual Offenses

GENERAL BILL by Berman

Sexual Offenses; Revising statute of limitations periods for prosecution of certain sexual offenses; specifying that the period for prosecution of certain sexual offenses may not begin until results of specified testing have been received by certain law enforcement agencies; requiring the Department of Law Enforcement to create and maintain a database for tracking sexual offense evidence kits and other DNA evidence, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
 Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in Criminal Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 199 (Ch. 2020-81)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/13/2019 Senate • Filed
    12/13/2019 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 68
    1/14/2020 Senate • Introduced -SJ 68
    3/14/2020 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Criminal Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 199 (Ch. 2020-81)

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  • SB 892, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/13/2019 at 9:05 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (6)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 541 Sexual Offenses Slosberg Identical Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 199 (Ch. 2020-81) Track This Bill
    H 69 Sexual Battery Prosecution Time Limitation Davis, Plakon Compare Last Action: 9/18/2019 H Withdrawn prior to introduction -HJ 12 Track This Bill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 2 (pdf)

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