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CS/CS/CS/HB 1557: Sexual Exploitation and Human Trafficking

GENERAL BILL by Health & Human Services Committee ; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee ; Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee ; Salzman ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Chaney ; Leek ; Melo ; Mooney

Sexual Exploitation and Human Trafficking; Requires residential treatment centers for children & adolescents to place specified signage; requires committee of Statewide Council on Human Trafficking to conduct study; allows adult safe homes to provide lists of advocates who are employed or who volunteer at adult safe house who may claim privilege under s. 90.5037; requires DCF to inspect adult safe houses before certification & annually thereafter; authorizes certain actions for noncompliance; requires DCF to establish process to certify adult safe houses that provide housing & care to adult survivors of human trafficking; provides certification requirements; requires DCF to inspect adult safe houses & ensure that staff of each adult safe house completes specified intensive training; requires DBPR to impose penalty for subsequent violations by public lodging establishments; provides requirements for safe houses & safe foster homes; requires specified signage to be placed on premises of facilities maintained by licensed child-caring agencies. APPROPRIATION: $463,000

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
Last Action: 5/1/2023 House - Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 1690 (Ch. 2023-85)
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/6/2023 House • Filed
    3/7/2023 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    3/9/2023 House • Referred to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
    • Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
    • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
    • Now in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
    3/17/2023 House • Added to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee agenda
    3/21/2023 House • Favorable with CS by Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
    3/23/2023 House • Reported out of Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
    3/24/2023 House • Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
    • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
    • Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
    4/10/2023 House • Added to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
    4/12/2023 House • Favorable with CS by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
    • Reported out of Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
    4/13/2023 House • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
    4/14/2023 House • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
    • Now in Health & Human Services Committee
    4/23/2023 House • Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
    4/24/2023 House • Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee
    • Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
    4/25/2023 House • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 3)
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
    5/1/2023 House • Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 1690 (Ch. 2023-85)

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  • CS/CS/CS/HB 1557, Committee Substitute 3 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/25/2023 at 8:58 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1690 (er) Sexual Exploitation and Human Trafficking Ingoglia Similar Last Action: 5/17/2023 Chapter No. 2023-85
    S 692 Public Lodging Establishments Book Compare Last Action: 5/5/2023 S Died in Regulated Industries, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 1690 (Ch. 2023-85)
    S 782 (c2) Department of Business and Professional Regulation Hooper Compare Last Action: 5/1/2023 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 869 (Ch. 2023-211), CS/CS/CS/SB 1690 (Ch. 2023-85) -SJ 663

    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    394.875 Crisis stabilization units, residential treatment facilities, and residential treatment centers for children and adolescents; authorized services; license required. Page 2 (pdf)
    402.88 Page 3 (pdf)
    409.1678 Specialized residential options for children who are victims of commercial sexual exploitation. Page 9 (pdf)
    409.175 Licensure of family foster homes, residential child-caring agencies, and child-placing agencies; public records exemption. Page 13 (pdf)
    509.096 Human trafficking awareness training and policies for employees of public lodging establishments; enforcement. Page 8 (pdf)
    787.29 Human trafficking public awareness signs. Page 15 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/HB 1557, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 4/13/2023 at 8:31 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Health & Human Services Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/24/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1690 (c3) Sexual Exploitation and Human Trafficking Ingoglia Similar Last Action: 5/17/2023 Chapter No. 2023-85
    S 1210 (e1) Public Records/Human Trafficking Victims Burgess Compare Last Action: 5/17/2023 Chapter No. 2023-84

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    507685 - Amendment
    Remove lines 57-129 and insert:
    Salzman 4/23/2023
    5:25 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    4/24/2023
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    394.875 Crisis stabilization units, residential treatment facilities, and residential treatment centers for children and adolescents; authorized services; license required. Page 2 (pdf)
    402.88 Page 3 (pdf)
    409.1678 Specialized residential options for children who are victims of commercial sexual exploitation. Page 6 (pdf)
    409.175 Licensure of family foster homes, residential child-caring agencies, and child-placing agencies; public records exemption. Page 10 (pdf)
    787.29 Human trafficking public awareness signs. Page 12 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 1557, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/23/2023 at 1:07 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 4/14/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1690 (c1) Sexual Exploitation and Human Trafficking Ingoglia Similar Last Action: 5/17/2023 Chapter No. 2023-85

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    034675 - Amendment
    Between lines 319 and 320, insert:
    Salzman 4/11/2023
    3:50 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    4/12/2023
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    394.875 Crisis stabilization units, residential treatment facilities, and residential treatment centers for children and adolescents; authorized services; license required. Page 2 (pdf)
    402.88 Page 3 (pdf)
    409.1678 Specialized residential options for children who are victims of commercial sexual exploitation. Page 6 (pdf)
    409.175 Licensure of family foster homes, residential child-caring agencies, and child-placing agencies; public records exemption. Page 10 (pdf)
    787.29 Human trafficking public awareness signs. Page 12 (pdf)

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  • HB 1557, Original Filed Version Posted 3/6/2023 at 2:35 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 5/23/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1690 Human Trafficking Ingoglia Identical Last Action: 5/17/2023 Chapter No. 2023-85

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    924539 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Salzman 3/20/2023
    4:49 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    3/21/2023
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    402.88 Page 4 (pdf)
    409.1678 Specialized residential options for children who are victims of commercial sexual exploitation. Page 7 (pdf)
    409.16781 Page 8 (pdf)
    787.29 Human trafficking public awareness signs. Page 2 (pdf)

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