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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.

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• 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)

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• CS/CS/HB 607, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/21/2024 at 6:13 PM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 764 (er)	Retention of Sexual Offense Evidence	Stewart	Similar	Last Action: 5/13/2024 Chapter No. 2024-169

  Citations - Statutes (1)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  943.326	DNA evidence collected in sexual offense investigations.	Page 1 (pdf)

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• CS/HB 607, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 12/13/2023 at 10:03 AM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	Justice Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/10/2024 (pdf) Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/21/2024 (pdf)

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 764 (c2)	Retention of Sexual Offense Evidence	Stewart	Similar	Last Action: 5/13/2024 Chapter No. 2024-169

  Committee Amendments (1)

  Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
  710045 - Amendment Remove lines 43-55 and insert:	Plakon	2/20/2024 4:02 PM	Adopted 2/21/2024	PDF

  Citations - Statutes (1)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  943.326	DNA evidence collected in sexual offense investigations.	Page 1 (pdf)

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• HB 607, Original Filed Version Posted 11/21/2023 at 8:46 AM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	Criminal Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 5/15/2024 (pdf)

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 764	Retention of Sexual Offense Evidence	Stewart	Similar	Last Action: 5/13/2024 Chapter No. 2024-169

  Committee Amendments (1)

  Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
  706935 - Strike All Amendment Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:	Plakon	12/11/2023 1:03 PM	Adopted 12/12/2023	PDF

  Citations - Statutes (1)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  943.326	DNA evidence collected in sexual offense investigations.	Page 1 (pdf)

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