HB 837: Cold Case Murders
GENERAL BILL by Benjamin
Cold Case Murders; Requires law enforcement agencies to review certain cold cases upon receiving written application from designated person & make specified determination; provides requirements for such reviews; requires law enforcement agencies to conduct full reinvestigation of cold case; provides requirements for such reinvestigations; requires certain procedures to ensure compliance; requires law enforcement agencies to provide specified training; requires law enforcement agencies to provide written confirmation of receipt of application; requires written explanation of reason or reasons for denial; provides timeframe & notice requirements; requires law enforcement agencie to report certain data to Global Forensic & Justice Center at FIU; requires coordination between law enforcement agencies if more than one law enforcement agency conducted initial investigation;; authorizes medical examiner to issue death certificates with nonspecific causes of death & manner of murder.
Last Action: 3/8/2024 House - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 12/12/2023 House • Filed
12/27/2023 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
1/9/2024 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/8/2024 House • Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
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HB 837, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/12/2023 at 12:47 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 350 (c1) Cold Case Murders Osgood Similar Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice 
Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 782.41 Page 3 (pdf)