Senate Bill 718 (2024) - The Florida Senate

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CS/CS/CS/SB 718: Exposures of First Responders to Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analogs

GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Policy ; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice ; Criminal Justice ; Collins ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Hooper

Exposures of First Responders to Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analogs; Providing criminal penalties for adults who, in the course of unlawfully possessing specified controlled substances, recklessly expose a first responder to such substances and an overdose or serious bodily injury of the first responder results; prohibiting the arrest, charging, prosecution, or penalizing under specified provisions of law of a person acting in good faith who seeks medical assistance for an individual experiencing, or believed to be experiencing, an alcohol-related or a drug-related overdose, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2024
Last Action: 4/9/2024 - Chapter No. 2024-68
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

Senate Committee References:

Criminal Justice (CJ)
Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
Fiscal Policy (FP)

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Bill History

Date	Chamber	Action
12/6/2023	Senate	• Filed
12/15/2023	Senate	• Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
1/9/2024	Senate	• Introduced
1/18/2024	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/23/24, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
1/23/2024	Senate	• CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 1
1/24/2024	Senate	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
1/25/2024	Senate	• Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
2/8/2024	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/13/24, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building
2/13/2024	Senate	• CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
2/15/2024	Senate	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Fiscal Policy
2/20/2024	Senate	• CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice read 1st time
2/22/2024	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/27/24, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
2/27/2024	Senate	• CS/CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
2/28/2024	Senate	• Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/24 • CS/CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
3/1/2024	Senate	• Read 2nd time -SJ 585 • Read 3rd time -SJ 586 • CS passed; YEAS 30 NAYS 0 -SJ 586
3/1/2024	House	• In Messages
3/4/2024	House	• Bill referred to House Calendar • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/5/2024) • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 3)
3/5/2024	House	• Read 2nd time • Placed on 3rd reading • Added to Third Reading Calendar
3/6/2024	House	• Read 3rd time • CS passed; YEAS 100, NAYS 12
3/6/2024	Senate	• Ordered enrolled
4/4/2024		• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
4/8/2024		• Approved by Governor
4/9/2024		• Chapter No. 2024-68

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CS/CS/CS/SB 718, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/6/2024 at 5:17 PM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	None

Related Bills (1)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 231 (c2)	Exposures of First Responders to Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analogs	Criminal Justice Subcommittee	Similar	Last Action: 3/5/2024 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 718 (Ch. 2024-68)

Citations - Statutes (2)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
893.132		Page 1 (pdf)
893.21	Alcohol-related or drug-related overdoses; medical assistance; immunity from arrest, charge, prosecution, and penalization.	Page 2 (pdf)

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CS/CS/CS/SB 718, Committee Substitute 3 Posted 2/28/2024 at 9:05 AM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	None

Related Bills (1)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 231 (c2)	Exposures of First Responders to Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analogs	Criminal Justice Subcommittee	Similar	Last Action: 3/5/2024 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 718 (Ch. 2024-68)

Floor Votes (2)

Date	Chamber	Result
3/1/2024 11:03 AM	Senate	30 Yeas - 0 Nays
3/6/2024 2:53 PM	House	100 Yeas - 12 Nays

Citations - Statutes (2)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
893.132		Page 1 (pdf)
893.21	Alcohol-related or drug-related overdoses; medical assistance; immunity from arrest, charge, prosecution, and penalization.	Page 2 (pdf)

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CS/CS/SB 718, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 2/15/2024 at 4:21 PM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting) 2/26/2024 (pdf) Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting) 2/28/2024 (pdf)

Related Bills (1)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 231 (c2)	Exposures of First Responders to Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analogs	Criminal Justice Subcommittee	Similar	Last Action: 3/5/2024 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 718 (Ch. 2024-68)

Committee Amendments (1)

Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
936092 - Amendment Delete lines 54 - 58.	Fiscal Policy (Collins)	2/26/2024 8:39 AM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 2/28/2024	Web Page PDF

Committee Votes (1)

Date	Committee	Result
2/27/2024 9:00 AM	Fiscal Policy	18 Yeas - 0 Nays

Citations - Statutes (2)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
893.132		Page 1 (pdf)
893.21	Alcohol-related or drug-related overdoses; medical assistance; immunity from arrest, charge, prosecution, and penalization.	Page 3 (pdf)

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CS/SB 718, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/24/2024 at 12:46 PM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Pre-Meeting) 2/12/2024 (pdf) Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Post-Meeting) 2/15/2024 (pdf)

Related Bills (1)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 231 (c2)	Exposures of First Responders to Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analogs	Criminal Justice Subcommittee	Similar	Last Action: 3/5/2024 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 718 (Ch. 2024-68)

Committee Amendments (1)

Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
720072 - Amendment Delete lines 35 - 45 and insert:	Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Collins)	2/11/2024 12:50 PM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 2/13/2024	Web Page PDF

Committee Votes (1)

Date	Committee	Result
2/13/2024 8:30 AM	Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice	9 Yeas - 0 Nays

Citations - Statutes (1)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
893.132		Page 1 (pdf)

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SB 718, Original Filed Version Posted 12/6/2023 at 8:38 AM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 1/22/2024 (pdf) Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 1/24/2024 (pdf)

Related Bills (1)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 231 (c1)	Exposures of First Responders to Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analogs	Criminal Justice Subcommittee	Similar	Last Action: 3/5/2024 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 718 (Ch. 2024-68)

Committee Amendments (2)

Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
738808 - Amendment (Delete All) Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:	Criminal Justice (Collins)	1/22/2024 12:38 PM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 1/23/2024	Web Page PDF
290480 - Amendment to Amendment (738808) Delete lines 31 - 37 and insert:	Criminal Justice (Collins)	1/23/2024 9:01 AM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 1/23/2024	Web Page PDF

Committee Votes (1)

Date	Committee	Result
1/23/2024 1:00 PM	Criminal Justice	7 Yeas - 1 Nays

Citations - Statutes (1)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
893.132		Page 1 (pdf)

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