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SB 146: Offenses by Caregivers of Minor Children

GENERAL BILL by Flores; (CO-INTRODUCER) Evers

Offenses by Caregivers of Minor Children; Cites this act as "Caylee's Law;" penalizing the failure of a caregiver, willfully or by culpable negligence, to make contact with a child under a specified age in his or her care for a certain period and to immediately report the child as missing to a law enforcement agency after that period expires without contact in certain circumstances; requiring the caregiver of a minor child to report the child's death to a law enforcement agency within a specified period in certain circumstances; requiring the caregiver of a minor child to report the location of a child's corpse to a law enforcement agency within a specified period in certain circumstances, etc.

Senate Committee References: Criminal Justice (CJ) , Budget (BC)

Last Action: 03/09/2012 Died in Criminal Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 37 (Ch. 2012-53)

Effective Date: July 1, 2012


Bill History

Date Chamber Action
08/29/2011 Senate • Filed
09/08/2011 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Budget -SJ 19
01/10/2012 Senate • Introduced -SJ 19
03/09/2012 Senate • Died in Criminal Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 37 (Ch. 2012-53)