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CS/CS/CS/SB 86: Hope Cards for Persons Issued Orders of Protection

GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Policy ; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice ; Judiciary ; Book ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Polsky ; Yarborough

Hope Cards for Persons Issued Orders of Protection; Requiring the clerks of the circuit court, in consultation with the Office of the Attorney General, to develop and implement the Hope Card Program; requiring clerks’ offices to create a Hope Card and provide such card to petitioners within a specified time frame; providing criminal penalties for the fraudulent use of a Hope Card, etc. APPROPRIATION: $176,000

Effective Date: 10/1/2024
 Last Action: 4/29/2024 - Chapter No. 2024-109
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Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/3/2023 Senate • Filed
10/17/2023 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
1/4/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/09/24, 2:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
1/9/2024 Senate • Introduced
• CS by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
1/10/2024 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS by Judiciary read 1st time
1/11/2024 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
2/5/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/08/24, 2:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
2/8/2024 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
2/12/2024 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Fiscal Policy
2/13/2024 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice read 1st time
2/19/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/22/24, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/22/2024 Senate • CS/CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 17 NAYS 0
2/23/2024 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2/27/2024 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/29/24
• CS/CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
2/29/2024 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 535
• Amendment(s) adopted (508086) -SJ 535
• Read 3rd time -SJ 535
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 35 NAYS 0 -SJ 535
2/29/2024 House • In Messages
3/1/2024 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/4/2024)
• 1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
3/4/2024 House • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
3/5/2024 House • Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 113, NAYS 0
3/5/2024 Senate • Ordered enrolled
4/16/2024 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
4/26/2024 • Approved by Governor
4/29/2024 • Chapter No. 2024-109