CS/SB 350: Cold Case Murders
GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Osgood ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Martin ; Powell ; Polsky ; Garcia ; Berman ; Thompson ; Yarborough ; Torres ; Book
Cold Case Murders; Citing this act as the “Decker-Backmann Act”; requiring the heads of law enforcement agencies or their designees to review certain cold cases upon receiving a written application from a designated person; providing requirements for such reviews; requiring law enforcement agencies to provide specified training; requiring law enforcement agencies, by a specified date and periodically thereafter, to report certain data to the Global Forensic and Justice Center at Florida International University, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 3/8/2024 Senate - Died in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 3/8/2024 Senate - Died in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Criminal Justice (CJ)
- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
- Fiscal Policy (FP)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 11/7/2023 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 11/15/2023 | Senate |
• Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy |
| 1/9/2024 | Senate |
• Introduced |
| 1/25/2024 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/30/24, 9:00 am, 37 Senate Building |
| 1/30/2024 | Senate |
• CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 |
| 1/31/2024 | Senate |
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) |
| 2/1/2024 | Senate |
• Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice • CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time |
| 3/8/2024 | Senate |
• Died in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice |
