Senate Bill 488 (2011) - The Florida Senate

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CS/CS/SB 488: Sexual Offenses

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Criminal Justice ; Fasano ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Benacquisto ; Gaetz

Sexual Offenses; Cites this act as the "Walk in Their Shoes Act." Revises offenses that are considered "child molestation" for purposes of admitting evidence of other crimes, wrongs, or acts in a criminal case involving child molestation. Requires certain property or material that is used in a criminal proceeding to remain in the care, custody, and control of the law enforcement agency, the state attorney, or the court. Requires a law enforcement officer to provide or arrange for transportation of a victim of sexual battery to an appropriate facility for medical treatment, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2011
Last Action: 5/4/2011 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 251 (Ch. 2011-220) -SJ 835
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

Senate Committee References:

Criminal Justice (CJ)
Judiciary (JU)

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Bill History

Date	Chamber	Action
1/19/2011	Senate	• Filed
1/25/2011	Senate	• Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Health Regulation; Budget -SJ 44
3/8/2011	Senate	• Introduced -SJ 44
3/23/2011	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/28/11, 3:15 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
3/28/2011	Senate	• CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 309
3/30/2011	Senate	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Judiciary -SJ 309 • CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 313
4/7/2011	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/12/11, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
4/12/2011	Senate	• CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 470
4/14/2011	Senate	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
4/18/2011	Senate	• Original reference(s) removed: Health Regulation • Remaining references corrected to Budget -SJ 503 • Now in Budget
4/26/2011	Senate	• CS/CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 476
5/2/2011	Senate	• Withdrawn from Budget -SJ 672 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
5/3/2011	Senate	• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/04/11
5/4/2011	Senate	• Read 2nd time -SJ 835 • Amendment(s) adopted (587758) -SJ 835 • Substituted CS/CS/CS/HB 251 -SJ 835 • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 251 (Ch. 2011-220) -SJ 835

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CS/CS/SB 488, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/14/2011 at 10:06 AM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	None

Related Bills (2)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 251 (er)	Sexual Offenses	Dorworth	Compare	Last Action: 6/27/2011 Chapter No. 2011-220 Location: Became Law
S 1274	Testimony Given by Children	Montford	Compare	Last Action: 4/27/2011 S Withdrawn from further consideration, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 251 (Ch. 2011-220) -SJ 540 Location: Withdrawn from consideration

Floor Amendments (2)

Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Floor Action	Format
587758 - Amendment Between lines 268 and 269 insert:	Fasano	5/3/2011 7:11 PM	Senate: Adopted 5/4/2011	Web Page PDF
344846 - Amendment Delete lines 300 - 320 and insert:	Fasano	5/3/2011 7:11 PM	Senate: Adopted 5/4/2011	Web Page PDF

Citations - Statutes (12)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
20.435	Department of Health; trust funds.	Page 9 (pdf)
90.404	Character evidence; when admissible.	Page 3 (pdf)
92.55	Judicial or other proceedings involving victim or witness under the age of 16 or person with mental retardation; special protections.	Page 17 (pdf)
395.1021	Treatment of sexual assault victims.	Page 5 (pdf)
775.15	Time limitations; general time limitations; exceptions.	Page 6 (pdf)
794.052	Sexual battery; notification of victim’s rights and services.	Page 6 (pdf)
794.055	Access to services for victims of sexual battery.	Page 9 (pdf)
794.056	Rape Crisis Program Trust Fund.	Page 7 (pdf)
938.085	Additional cost to fund rape crisis centers.	Page 8 (pdf)
960.003	HIV testing for persons charged with or alleged by petition for delinquency to have committed certain offenses; disclosure of results to victims.	Page 10 (pdf)
960.198	Relocation assistance for victims of domestic violence.	Page 15 (pdf)
1003.42	Required instruction.	Page 16 (pdf)

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CS/SB 488, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/30/2011 at 8:12 AM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 4/11/2011 (pdf) Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 4/14/2011 (pdf)

Related Bills (1)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 251 (c1)	Sexual Offenses	Dorworth	Identical	Last Action: 6/27/2011 Chapter No. 2011-220 Location: Became Law

Committee Amendments (2)

Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
473310 - Amendment Between lines 469 and 470 insert:	Judiciary (Richter)	4/11/2011 1:59 PM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 4/13/2011	Web Page PDF
620532 - Amendment to Amendment (473310) Delete line 58 and insert:	Judiciary (Richter)	4/12/2011 10:19 AM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 4/13/2011	Web Page PDF

Committee Votes (1)

Date	Committee	Result
4/12/2011 1:00 PM	Judiciary	7 Yeas - 0 Nays

Citations - Statutes (11)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
20.435	Department of Health; trust funds.	Page 9 (pdf)
90.404	Character evidence; when admissible.	Page 3 (pdf)
395.1021	Treatment of sexual assault victims.	Page 5 (pdf)
775.15	Time limitations; general time limitations; exceptions.	Page 6 (pdf)
794.052	Sexual battery; notification of victim’s rights and services.	Page 6 (pdf)
794.055	Access to services for victims of sexual battery.	Page 9 (pdf)
794.056	Rape Crisis Program Trust Fund.	Page 7 (pdf)
938.085	Additional cost to fund rape crisis centers.	Page 8 (pdf)
960.003	HIV testing for persons charged with or alleged by petition for delinquency to have committed certain offenses; disclosure of results to victims.	Page 9 (pdf), Page 10 (pdf)
960.198	Relocation assistance for victims of domestic violence.	Page 15 (pdf)
1003.42	Required instruction.	Page 16 (pdf)

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SB 488, Original Filed Version Posted 1/19/2011 at 1:58 PM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 3/24/2011 (pdf) Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 3/29/2011 (pdf)

Related Bills (1)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 251 (c1)	Sexual Offenses	Dorworth	Compare	Last Action: 6/27/2011 Chapter No. 2011-220 Location: Became Law

Committee Amendments (1)

Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
210510 - Amendment (Delete All) Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:	Criminal Justice (Dean)	3/24/2011 12:48 PM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 3/28/2011	Web Page PDF

Committee Votes (1)

Date	Committee	Result
3/28/2011 3:15 PM	Criminal Justice	5 Yeas - 0 Nays

Citations - Statutes (10)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
20.435	Department of Health; trust funds.	Page 7 (pdf)
90.404	Character evidence; when admissible.	Page 3 (pdf)
395.1021	Treatment of sexual assault victims.	Page 4 (pdf)
775.15	Time limitations; general time limitations; exceptions.	Page 4 (pdf), Page 5 (pdf)
794.055	Access to services for victims of sexual battery.	Page 7 (pdf), Page 8 (pdf)
794.056	Rape Crisis Program Trust Fund.	Page 5 (pdf)
938.085	Additional cost to fund rape crisis centers.	Page 6 (pdf)
960.003	HIV testing for persons charged with or alleged by petition for delinquency to have committed certain offenses; disclosure of results to victims.	Page 7 (pdf)
960.198	Relocation assistance for victims of domestic violence.	Page 8 (pdf)
1003.42	Required instruction.	Page 9 (pdf)

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