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CS/SB 994: Public Nuisances

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Calatayud ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Perry ; Gruters ; Rodriguez ; Avila

Public Nuisances; Prohibiting a person from intentionally dumping onto private property litter that evidences religious or ethnic animus toward an owner or invitee of such property; providing criminal penalties; prohibiting a person from willfully and maliciously harassing, threatening, or intimidating another person based on the person’s wearing or displaying of any indicia relating to any religious or ethnic heritage; removing a minimum damage requirement for a violation, etc.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  2/21/2023	Senate	• Filed
  2/28/2023	Senate	• Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules
  3/7/2023	Senate	• Introduced
  3/22/2023	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/27/23, 3:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
  3/27/2023	Senate	• CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
  3/28/2023	Senate	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Original reference(s) removed: Judiciary • Remaining references corrected to Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules • Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice • CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
  4/6/2023	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 04/12/23, 11:30 am, 37 Senate Building
  4/12/2023	Senate	• Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 12 NAYS 0
  4/13/2023	Senate	• Now in Rules
  4/19/2023	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/24/23, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
  4/24/2023	Senate	• Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
  4/25/2023	Senate	• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/26/23
  4/26/2023	Senate	• Read 2nd time -SJ 474 • Substituted CS/CS/HB 269 -SJ 474 • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 269 (Ch. 2023-24) -SJ 474

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• CS/SB 994, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/28/2023 at 2:36 PM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Pre-Meeting) 4/11/2023 (pdf) Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Post-Meeting) 4/12/2023 (pdf) Rules (Pre-Meeting) 4/21/2023 (pdf) Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/24/2023 (pdf)

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  H 269 (er)	Public Nuisances	Judiciary Committee	Similar	Last Action: 5/2/2023 Chapter No. 2023-24

  Committee Votes (2)

  Date	Committee	Result
  4/12/2023 11:30 AM	Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice	12 Yeas - 0 Nays
  4/24/2023 1:00 PM	Rules	19 Yeas - 0 Nays

  Citations - Statutes (5)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  403.413	Florida Litter Law.	Page 2 (pdf)
  784.0493		Page 3 (pdf)
  806.13	Criminal mischief; penalties; penalty for minor.	Page 4 (pdf)
  810.098		Page 6 (pdf)
  871.01	Disturbing schools and religious and other assemblies.	Page 6 (pdf)

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• SB 994, Original Filed Version Posted 2/21/2023 at 8:57 AM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 3/24/2023 (pdf) Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 3/28/2023 (pdf)

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  H 269 (c1)	Public Nuisances	Judiciary Committee	Similar	Last Action: 5/2/2023 Chapter No. 2023-24

  Committee Amendments (1)

  Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
  529702 - Amendment (Delete All) Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:	Criminal Justice (Calatayud)	3/24/2023 2:53 PM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 3/27/2023	Web Page PDF

  Committee Votes (1)

  Date	Committee	Result
  3/27/2023 3:00 PM	Criminal Justice	8 Yeas - 0 Nays

  Citations - Statutes (4)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  403.413	Florida Litter Law.	Page 2 (pdf)
  784.048	Stalking; definitions; penalties.	Page 3 (pdf)
  806.13	Criminal mischief; penalties; penalty for minor.	Page 3 (pdf)
  871.01	Disturbing schools and religious and other assemblies.	Page 5 (pdf)

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