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CS/CS/HB 607: Retention of Sexual Offense Evidence

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Plakon ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Barnaby ; Black ; Borrero ; Chaney ; Eskamani ; Jacques ; Joseph ; López, J. ; Smith ; Tant

Retention of Sexual Offense Evidence; Establishes minimum timeframe for retention of specified sexual offense evidence; requires specified entities to transfer such evidence to FDLE within specified time period; requires FDLE to retain such evidence; requires protocols for transferring & storing of specified sexual offense evidence & authorizes destruction of such evidence in specified circumstances.

Effective Date: 7/1/2024
Last Action: 3/4/2024 House - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 764 (Ch. 2024-169)
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/21/2023 House • Filed
11/30/2023 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
12/5/2023 House • Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
12/12/2023 House • Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
12/13/2023 House • Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
12/18/2023 House • Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
1/8/2024 House • Added to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
1/9/2024 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
1/10/2024 House • Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
• Reported out of Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
• Now in Judiciary Committee
2/19/2024 House • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
2/21/2024 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)
2/22/2024 House • Bill referred 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 • Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
3/4/2024 House • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 764 (Ch. 2024-169)