House Bill 371 (2021) - The Florida Senate

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CS/HB 371: False Reports of Crimes

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Brannan ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Benjamin ; Bush ; Gregory ; Leek ; Williams

False Reports of Crimes; Provides enhanced criminal penalties for willful making of false reports of crimes in certain circumstances; requires restitution.

Effective Date: 6/4/2021
Last Action: 6/9/2021 - Chapter No. 2021-64
Bill Text: PDF

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Bill History

Date	Chamber	Action
1/21/2021	House	• Filed
2/3/2021	House	• Referred to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee • Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
2/10/2021	House	• Added to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee agenda
2/17/2021	House	• Favorable by Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee • Reported out of Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee • Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
3/2/2021	House	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/4/2021	House	• Added to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
3/8/2021	House	• Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee • Reported out of Justice Appropriations Subcommittee • Now in Judiciary Committee
3/25/2021	House	• Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
3/29/2021	House	• Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee • Reported out of Judiciary Committee
3/30/2021	House	• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
4/1/2021	House	• Bill referred to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar
4/8/2021	House	• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/15/2021)
4/15/2021	House	• Read 2nd time • Read 3rd time • CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0 • Immediately certified • Message sent to senate
4/15/2021	Senate	• In Messages
4/19/2021	Senate	• Referred to Rules -SJ 493
4/20/2021	Senate	• Received -SJ 493
4/21/2021	Senate	• Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 528 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Substituted for CS/SB 1234 -SJ 528 • Read 2nd time -SJ 528 • Amendment(s) adopted (631948) -SJ 528 • Read 3rd time -SJ 531 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 531
4/21/2021	House	• In Messages
4/29/2021	House	• Added to Senate Message List • Amendment 631948 Concur • CS passed as amended; YEAS 116, NAYS 0 • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled • Message sent to senate
6/3/2021		• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/4/2021		• Approved by Governor
6/9/2021		• Chapter No. 2021-64

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CS/HB 371, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/29/2021 at 4:20 PM

Bill Text:	PDF

Analyses:	None

Related Bills (1)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
S 1234 (c1)	False Reports of Crimes	Boyd	Compare	Last Action: 4/21/2021 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 371 (Ch. 2021-64) -SJ 528

Citations - Statutes (2)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
817.49	False reports of commission of crimes; penalty.	Page 1 (pdf)
921.0022	Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart.	Page 3 (pdf)

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CS/HB 371, Engrossed 1 Posted 4/29/2021 at 4:06 PM

Bill Text:	PDF

Analyses:	None

Related Bills (1)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
S 1234 (c1)	False Reports of Crimes	Boyd	Compare	Last Action: 4/21/2021 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 371 (Ch. 2021-64) -SJ 528

Citations - Statutes (2)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
817.49	False reports of commission of crimes; penalty.	Page 1 (pdf)
921.0022	Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart.	Page 3 (pdf)

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CS/HB 371, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/30/2021 at 8:06 AM

Bill Text:	PDF

Analyses:	None

Related Bills (1)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
S 1234 (c1)	False Reports of Crimes	Boyd	Compare	Last Action: 4/21/2021 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 371 (Ch. 2021-64) -SJ 528

Floor Amendments (1)

Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Floor Action	Format
631948 - Amendment Delete lines 35 - 256 and insert:	Boyd	4/21/2021 8:50 AM	House: Concur 4/29/2021	Web Page PDF

Floor Votes (3)

Date	Chamber	Result
4/15/2021 2:45 PM	House	115 Yeas - 0 Nays
4/21/2021 11:07 AM	Senate	40 Yeas - 0 Nays
4/29/2021 12:29 PM	House	116 Yeas - 0 Nays

Citations - Statutes (2)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
817.49	False reports of commission of crimes; penalty.	Page 1 (pdf)
921.0022	Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart.	Page 3 (pdf)

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HB 371, Original Filed Version Posted 1/21/2021 at 1:56 PM

Bill Text:	PDF

Analyses:	Criminal Justice and Public Safety Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 6/10/2021 (pdf) Justice Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 6/8/2021 (pdf) Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 6/8/2021 (pdf)

Related Bills (1)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
S 1234	False Reports of Crimes	Boyd	Similar	Last Action: 4/21/2021 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 371 (Ch. 2021-64) -SJ 528

Committee Amendments (2)

Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
259835 - Amendment Remove lines 15-46 and insert:	Brannan	2/16/2021 5:35 PM	Withdrawn 2/17/2021	PDF
184063 - Amendment Remove lines 17-92 and insert:	Brannan	3/26/2021 5:30 PM	Adopted without Objection 3/29/2021	PDF

Citations - Statutes (2)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
817.49	False reports of commission of crimes; penalty.	Page 1 (pdf)
921.0022	Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart.	Page 2 (pdf)

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