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SB 240: Victims of Domestic Violence and Dating Violence

GENERAL BILL by Berman ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Rodriguez ; DiCeglie ; Pizzo ; Smith

Victims of Domestic Violence and Dating Violence; Creating the “Helping Abuse Victims Escape Now (HAVEN) Act”; creating the Helping Abuse Victims Escape Now (HAVEN) Coordinating Council within the Department of Law Enforcement; specifying that the act supersedes certain local regulations; defining the term “dating violence”; providing that victims of dating violence may apply to participate in the Attorney General’s address confidentiality program, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
 Last Action: 3/27/2025 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/01/25, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/14/2025 Senate • Filed
    1/29/2025 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
    3/4/2025 Senate • Introduced
    3/27/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/01/25, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building

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  • SB 240, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/14/2025 at 12:53 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 242 Public Records and Public Meetings/Helping Abuse Victims Escape Now (HAVEN) Coordinating Council Berman Linked Last Action: 3/4/2025 S Introduced Track This Bill
    H 19 (c1) Victims of Domestic Violence and Dating Violence Hinson, Barnaby Compare Last Action: 3/10/2025 H Now in Government Operations Subcommittee Track This Bill
    H 41 (c1) Pub. Rec./Victims of Domestic Violence and Dating Violence Hinson Compare Last Action: 3/10/2025 H Now in Government Operations Subcommittee Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    741.317 Page 2 (pdf)
    741.402 Definitions; ss. 741.401-741.409. Page 5 (pdf)
    741.403 Address confidentiality program; application; certification. Page 6 (pdf)
    741.465 Public records exemption for the Address Confidentiality Program for Victims of Domestic Violence. Page 7 (pdf)
    741.4651 Public records exemption; victims of stalking or aggravated stalking. Page 8 (pdf)
    960.001 Guidelines for fair treatment of victims and witnesses in the criminal justice and juvenile justice systems. Page 9 (pdf)

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