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CS/HB 1653: Duties and Prohibited Acts Associated with Death

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Giallombardo ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) López, J. ; Mooney

Duties and Prohibited Acts Associated with Death; Authorizes report regarding specified deaths & circumstances to be made to law enforcement agency in addition to medical examiner; increases criminal penalty for failing or refusing to report death or for refusing to make available certain information with intent to conceal death or alter evidence & circumstances surrounding death; increases criminal penalty for willfully touching, removing, or disturbing body without order from office of district medical examiner with intent to conceal death or alter evidence & circumstances surrounding death.

Effective Date: 7/1/2024
Last Action: 4/29/2024 - Chapter No. 2024-135
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/9/2024 House • Filed
    • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    1/13/2024 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
    • Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
    • Referred to Judiciary Committee
    • Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
    1/23/2024 House • Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
    1/25/2024 House • Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
    • Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
    1/26/2024 House • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
    1/29/2024 House • Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
    • Referred to Judiciary Committee
    • Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
    2/1/2024 House • Added to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
    2/5/2024 House • Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
    • Reported out of Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
    • Now in Judiciary Committee
    2/12/2024 House • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
    2/14/2024 House • Favorable by Judiciary Committee
    • Reported out of Judiciary Committee
    • Bill released to House Calendar
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
    2/26/2024 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/29/2024)
    2/29/2024 House • Read 2nd time
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    • Added to Third Reading Calendar
    3/1/2024 House • Read 3rd time
    • CS passed; YEAS 112, NAYS 0
    3/1/2024 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Fiscal Policy
    • Received
    3/4/2024 Senate • Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 641
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Substituted for CS/SB 768 -SJ 641
    • Read 2nd time -SJ 641
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 641
    • CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 641
    3/4/2024 House • In Messages
    • Ordered enrolled
    4/16/2024 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    4/26/2024 • Approved by Governor
    4/29/2024 • Chapter No. 2024-135

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  • CS/HB 1653, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/4/2024 at 5:11 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 768 (c1) Duties and Prohibited Acts Associated with Death Stewart Identical Last Action: 3/4/2024 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1653 (Ch. 2024-135) -SJ 641

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    406.12 Duty to report; prohibited acts. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 1653, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/26/2024 at 9:22 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Justice Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/5/2024 (pdf)
    Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/14/2024 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 768 (c1) Duties and Prohibited Acts Associated with Death Stewart Identical Last Action: 3/4/2024 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1653 (Ch. 2024-135) -SJ 641

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    3/1/2024 11:54 AM House 112 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/4/2024 4:05 PM Senate 40 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    406.12 Duty to report; prohibited acts. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • HB 1653, Original Filed Version Posted 1/9/2024 at 10:35 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 5/2/2024 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 768 Duty to Report Certain Deaths Stewart Identical Last Action: 3/4/2024 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1653 (Ch. 2024-135) -SJ 641

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    779839 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Giallombardo 1/24/2024
    1:32 PM
    Adopted
    1/25/2024
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    406.12 Duty to report; prohibited acts. Page 1 (pdf)

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