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SB 482: Victims of Reform School Abuse

GENERAL BILL by Rouson ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Taddeo ; Book ; Hooper ; Perry

Victims of Reform School Abuse; Citing this act as the “Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys and Okeechobee School Abuse Victim Certification Act”; defining the term “victim of Florida reform school abuse”; requiring a person seeking certification under this act to apply to the Department of State by a specified date; requiring the department to certify an applicant as a victim of Florida reform school abuse if the department determines his application meets the requirements of this act; requiring the department to submit a list of all certified victims to the Legislature by a specified date, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Senate - Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (ATD)
  3. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/13/2021 Senate • Filed
10/21/2021 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Appropriations -SJ 28
11/22/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 11/30/21, 12:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
11/30/2021 Senate • Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 94
• Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
1/11/2022 Senate • Introduced -SJ 28
3/12/2022 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
3/14/2022 Senate • Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development