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CS/HB 1423: Protection of Children

GENERAL BILL by State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee ; Fine ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bankson ; Black ; Leek ; Maggard ; Plakon ; Roach ; Roth ; Sirois

Protection of Children; Prohibits governmental entity from issuing permit or otherwise authorizing person to conduct performance in violation of certain provisions; authorizes Division of Hotels & Restaurants of DBPR to fine, suspend, or revoke license of any public lodging establishment or public food service establishment if establishment admits child to adult live performance; provides violation constitutes immediate serious danger to public health, safety, or welfare; authorizes division to impose specified fines for violations; specifies division may revoke or suspend license of person found to be maintaining licensed premises that admits child to adult live performance; prohibits person from knowingly admitting child to adult live performance.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  3/3/2023	House	• Filed
  3/7/2023	House	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  3/9/2023	House	• Referred to Commerce Committee • Referred to State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Commerce Committee
  3/22/2023	House	• Added to Commerce Committee agenda
  3/24/2023	House	• Favorable by Commerce Committee • Reported out of Commerce Committee • Now in State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee
  4/10/2023	House	• Added to State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
  4/12/2023	House	• Favorable with CS by State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee • Reported out of State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee
  4/13/2023	House	• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • Original reference removed: Judiciary Committee • Bill referred to House Calendar • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/18/2023) • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  4/18/2023	House	• Substituted SB 1438 • Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 1438 (Ch. 2023-94)

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• CS/HB 1423, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/13/2023 at 8:55 AM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 1438 (er)	Protection of Children	Yarborough	Identical	Last Action: 5/18/2023 Chapter No. 2023-94

  Citations - Statutes (4)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  255.71		Page 2 (pdf)
  509.261	Revocation or suspension of licenses; fines; procedure.	Page 3 (pdf)
  561.29	Revocation and suspension of license; power to subpoena.	Page 4 (pdf)
  827.11		Page 4 (pdf)

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• HB 1423, Original Filed Version Posted 3/3/2023 at 10:16 AM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	Commerce Committee (Post-Meeting) 5/23/2023 (pdf) State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 4/12/2023 (pdf)

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 1438 (e1)	Protection of Children	Yarborough	Similar	Last Action: 5/18/2023 Chapter No. 2023-94

  Committee Amendments (2)

  Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
  851965 - Amendment Between lines 105 and 106, insert:	Eskamani	3/23/2023 7:02 PM	Failed to Adopt 3/24/2023	PDF
  364393 - Strike All Amendment Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:	Fine	4/11/2023 6:13 PM	Adopted 4/12/2023	PDF

  Citations - Statutes (3)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  509.261	Revocation or suspension of licenses; fines; procedure.	Page 2 (pdf)
  561.29	Revocation and suspension of license; power to subpoena.	Page 3 (pdf)
  827.11		Page 3 (pdf)

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