CS/CS/SB 772: Protection of Victims and Witnesses
GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Diaz ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Perry
Protection of Victims and Witnesses; Revising the standard for orders to protect certain testifying victims and witnesses; prohibiting depositions of certain victims and witnesses in certain proceedings without a showing of good cause; revising factors to be considered by a court in a motion seeking to protect a victim or witness; requiring the court to appoint a guardian ad litem or other advocate for the deponent under certain circumstances; creating the Statewide Data Repository for Anonymous Human Trafficking Data at the University of South Florida, etc.
Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Senate - Died in returning Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Senate - Died in returning Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
- Judiciary (JU)
- Rules (RC)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 11/2/2021 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 11/16/2021 | Senate |
• Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 50 |
| 1/6/2022 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/11/22, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building |
| 1/11/2022 | Senate |
• Introduced -SJ 50 • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 116 |
| 1/13/2022 | Senate |
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Judiciary |
| 1/18/2022 | Senate |
• CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 174 |
| 1/26/2022 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/31/22, 3:00 pm, 412 Knott Building |
| 1/31/2022 | Senate |
• Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 243 |
| 2/1/2022 | Senate |
• Now in Rules |
| 2/7/2022 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/10/22, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building |
| 2/10/2022 | Senate |
• CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -SJ 370 |
| 2/11/2022 | Senate |
• Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/17/22 -SJ 426 |
| 2/16/2022 | Senate |
• CS/CS by Rules read 1st time -SJ 377 |
| 2/17/2022 | Senate |
• Read 2nd time -SJ 418 • Amendment(s) adopted (796990) -SJ 418 • Read 3rd time -SJ 420 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 420 • Immediately certified -SJ 426 |
| 2/17/2022 | House |
• In Messages |
| 2/24/2022 | House |
• Bill referred to House Calendar • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/1/2022) • 1st Reading (Engrossed 1) |
| 3/1/2022 | House |
• Substituted for CS/CS/CS/HB 1439 • Read 2nd time • Amendment 477311 adopted • Placed on 3rd reading • Added to Third Reading Calendar |
| 3/2/2022 | House |
• Read 3rd time • CS passed as amended; YEAS 114, NAYS 1 |
| 3/2/2022 | Senate |
• In returning messages |
| 3/12/2022 | Senate |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration |
| 3/14/2022 | Senate |
• Died in returning Messages |
144340 - Amendment to Amendment (413494)