House Bill 365 (2023) - The Florida Senate

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CS/CS/HB 365: Controlled Substances

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Plakon ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Amesty ; Baker ; Bankson ; Basabe ; Chaney ; Garcia ; Jacques ; Steele

Controlled Substances; Revises elements of murder offenses; provides criminal penalties for adults who unlawfully distribute specified substances or mixtures & an overdose or serious bodily injury of user results; provides enhanced criminal penalties for repeat offenders provides that specified persons have certain protections from arrest & prosecution.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
Last Action: 6/6/2023 - Chapter No. 2023-196
Bill Text: PDF

Senate Committee References:

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Bill History

Date	Chamber	Action
1/23/2023	House	• Filed
2/1/2023	House	• Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee • Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
3/3/2023	House	• PCS added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
3/7/2023	House	• Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/8/2023	House	• Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
3/9/2023	House	• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
3/10/2023	House	• Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
3/13/2023	House	• Added to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
3/15/2023	House	• Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee • Reported out of Justice Appropriations Subcommittee • Now in Judiciary Committee
4/7/2023	House	• Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
4/11/2023	House	• Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee • Reported out of Judiciary Committee
4/12/2023	House	• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
4/13/2023	House	• Bill referred to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar
4/20/2023	House	• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/25/2023)
4/25/2023	House	• Read 2nd time • Placed on 3rd reading • Added to Third Reading Calendar
4/26/2023	House	• Read 3rd time • CS passed; YEAS 85, NAYS 28
4/26/2023	Senate	• In Messages • Referred to Fiscal Policy • Received
5/2/2023	Senate	• Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 673 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Substituted for CS/CS/CS/SB 280 -SJ 673 • Read 2nd time -SJ 673 • Amendment(s) failed (172718) -SJ 673 • Read 3rd time -SJ 675 • CS passed; YEAS 31 NAYS 6 -SJ 675
5/2/2023	House	• In Messages • Ordered enrolled
5/23/2023		• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/5/2023		• Approved by Governor
6/6/2023		• Chapter No. 2023-196

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CS/CS/HB 365, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 5/2/2023 at 11:01 AM

Bill Text:	PDF

Analyses:	None

Related Bills (1)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
S 280 (c3)	Controlled Substances	Brodeur	Similar	Last Action: 5/2/2023 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 365 (Ch. 2023-196) -SJ 673

Citations - Statutes (3)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
782.04	Murder.	Page 1 (pdf)
893.131		Page 6 (pdf)
921.0022	Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart.	Page 8 (pdf)

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CS/CS/HB 365, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 4/12/2023 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 280 (c3)	Controlled Substances	Brodeur	Similar	Last Action: 5/2/2023 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 365 (Ch. 2023-196) -SJ 673

Floor Amendments (1)

Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Floor Action	Format
172718 - Amendment Delete lines 28 - 188 and insert:	Rouson	5/1/2023 3:55 PM	Senate: Failed 5/2/2023	Web Page PDF

Floor Votes (2)

Date	Chamber	Result
4/26/2023 2:29 PM	House	85 Yeas - 28 Nays
5/2/2023 10:32 AM	Senate	31 Yeas - 6 Nays

Citations - Statutes (3)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
782.04	Murder.	Page 1 (pdf)
893.131		Page 6 (pdf)
921.0022	Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart.	Page 8 (pdf)

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CS/HB 365, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/9/2023 at 8:38 AM

Bill Text:	PDF

Analyses:	Justice Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/15/2023 (pdf) Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/11/2023 (pdf)

Related Bills (1)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
S 280 (c2)	Controlled Substances	Brodeur	Similar	Last Action: 5/2/2023 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 365 (Ch. 2023-196) -SJ 673

Committee Amendments (1)

Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
144819 - Amendment Between lines 179 and 180, insert:	Plakon	4/10/2023 9:15 AM	Adopted 4/11/2023	PDF

Citations - Statutes (3)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
782.04	Murder.	Page 1 (pdf)
893.131		Page 6 (pdf)
921.0022	Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart.	Page 8 (pdf)

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HB 365, Original Filed Version Posted 1/23/2023 at 1:56 PM

Bill Text:	PDF

Analyses:	Criminal Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 6/6/2023 (pdf)

Related Bills (1)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
S 280 (c1)	Controlled Substances	Brodeur	Similar	Last Action: 5/2/2023 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 365 (Ch. 2023-196) -SJ 673

Citations - Statutes (2)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
782.04	Murder.	Page 1 (pdf)
893.131		Page 6 (pdf)

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