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CS/CS/HB 67: Protection of Specified Personnel

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Gottlieb ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bankson ; Basabe ; Benjamin ; Duggan ; Hunschofsky ; Leek ; López, J.

Protection of Specified Personnel; Requires violation to be committed with specified intent; prohibits specified threats against justice, judicial assistant, clerk of court, or clerk personnel or family member of such person; prohibits specified harassment of certain personnel with intent to intimidate or coerce such person to perform or refrain from performing lawful duty.

Effective Date: 10/1/2023
Last Action: 6/6/2023 - Chapter No. 2023-194
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/19/2022 House • Filed
    1/10/2023 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
    • Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
    • Referred to Judiciary Committee
    • Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
    3/7/2023 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    3/17/2023 House • PCS added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
    3/21/2023 House • Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
    3/22/2023 House • Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
    3/23/2023 House • Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
    • Referred to Judiciary Committee
    • Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
    4/6/2023 House • Added to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
    4/11/2023 House • Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
    • Reported out of Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
    • Now in Judiciary Committee
    4/17/2023 House • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
    4/19/2023 House • Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
    • Reported out of Judiciary Committee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
    4/20/2023 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
    4/24/2023 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/27/2023)
    4/27/2023 House • Read 2nd time
    • Added to Third Reading Calendar
    • Read 3rd time
    • CS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0
    4/27/2023 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Fiscal Policy
    • Received
    5/1/2023 Senate • Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 655
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Substituted for CS/CS/SB 174 -SJ 655
    • Read 2nd time -SJ 655
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 655
    • CS passed; YEAS 34 NAYS 0 -SJ 655
    5/1/2023 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. 2023-194

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  • CS/CS/HB 67, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 5/1/2023 at 2:40 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 174 (c2) Protection of Specified Personnel Polsky Similar Last Action: 5/1/2023 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 67 (Ch. 2023-194) -SJ 655

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    836.12 Threats. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/HB 67, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 4/19/2023 at 4:34 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 174 (c2) Protection of Specified Personnel Polsky Similar Last Action: 5/1/2023 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 67 (Ch. 2023-194) -SJ 655

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/27/2023 12:17 PM House 114 Yeas - 0 Nays
    5/1/2023 2:14 PM Senate 34 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    836.12 Threats. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 67, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/22/2023 at 1:16 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Justice Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 4/11/2023 (pdf)
    Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/19/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 174 (c1) Protection of Specified Personnel Polsky Identical Last Action: 5/1/2023 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 67 (Ch. 2023-194) -SJ 655

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    831929 - Amendment
    Remove lines 35-46 and insert:
    Gottlieb 4/18/2023
    2:23 PM
    Adopted
    4/19/2023
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    836.12 Threats. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • HB 67, Original Filed Version Posted 12/19/2022 at 1:37 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 174 Obscene or Harassing Telephone Calls Polsky Identical Last Action: 5/1/2023 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 67 (Ch. 2023-194) -SJ 655

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    365.16 Obscene or harassing telephone calls. Page 1 (pdf)

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