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CS/HB 7031: Sex Offenses

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Harrell ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) McBurney ; Pilon

Sex Offenses; Provides that out-of-court statement by child victim with physical, mental, emotional, or developmental age of 16 or less rather than 11 or less describing specified criminal acts is admissible in evidence in certain instances; replaces definition of "instant message name" with "Internet identifier"; provides that voluntary disclosure of specified information waives disclosure exemption for such information; requires disclosure of additional information by registrants; adds additional offenses to list of sexual predator qualifying offenses; provides enhanced penalties for third or subsequent indecent exposure violations; requires court to hold defendant subject to registration as sexual offender or sexual predator without bail until first appearance; provides exception; revises eligibility for removal of requirement to register as sexual offender or sexual predator; revises definition of "risk assessment"; authorizes court to require sexual offenders & sexual predators on probation or community control to undergo evaluation to determine whether offender or predator needs sexual offender treatment.

Effective Date: 10/1/2013
 Last Action: 5/3/2013 Senate - Died in Criminal Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 585 (Ch. 2013-116), CS/CS/HB 1325 (Ch. 2013-98)
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  4. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/27/2013 House • Filed
    3/5/2013 House • Introduced -HJ 141
    3/6/2013 House • Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 201
    3/26/2013 House • On Committee agenda-- Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, 03/28/13, 8:00 am, Morris Hall
    3/28/2013 House • Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 375
    • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 375
    4/5/2013 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 04/09/13, 2:30 pm, 404 HOB
    4/9/2013 House • CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -HJ 581
    4/11/2013 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
    • CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time -HJ 575
    4/12/2013 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 610
    4/15/2013 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/17/13
    4/17/2013 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 642
    • Read 3rd time -HJ 643
    • CS passed; YEAS 111 NAYS 6 -HJ 643
    4/18/2013 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 506
    4/23/2013 Senate • Received -SJ 506
    5/3/2013 Senate • Died in Criminal Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 585 (Ch. 2013-116), CS/CS/HB 1325 (Ch. 2013-98)

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  • CS/HB 7031, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/11/2013 at 1:44 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (7)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1114 (c1) Sex Offenses Altman Similar Last Action: 5/3/2013 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 585 (Ch. 2013-116), CS/CS/HB 1325 (Ch. 2013-98)
    Location: In committee/council (ACJ)     		Track This Bill
    H 293 Department of Law Enforcement Hood Compare Last Action: 1/25/2013 H Withdrawn prior to introduction, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 585 (Ch. 2013-116) -HJ 42
    Location: Withdrawn from consideration     		Track This Bill
    H 585 (er) Law Enforcement Hood Compare Last Action: 6/6/2013 Chapter No. 2013-116
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill
    H 1325 (er) Victims of Human Trafficking Spano Compare Last Action: 5/30/2013 Chapter No. 2013-98, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1327 (Ch. 2013-99)
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill
    S 1372 (e1) Pretrial Detention Bradley Compare Last Action: 4/26/2013 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 7035 (Ch. 2013-214) -SJ 684
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill
    S 1434 (c1) Law Enforcement Evers Compare Last Action: 4/25/2013 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 585 (Ch. 2013-116) -SJ 622
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill
    S 1644 (c3) Victims of Human Trafficking Flores Compare Last Action: 4/29/2013 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1325 (Ch. 2013-98), CS/HB 1327 (Ch. 2013-99) -SJ 752
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/17/2013 6:22 PM House 111 Yeas - 6 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (15)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    90.803 Hearsay exceptions; availability of declarant immaterial. Page 4 (pdf)
    775.21 The Florida Sexual Predators Act. Page 5 (pdf)
    800.03 Exposure of sexual organs. Page 21 (pdf)
    903.046 Purpose of and criteria for bail determination. Page 22 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 59 (pdf)
    943.0435 Sexual offenders required to register with the department; penalty. Page 22 (pdf)
    943.04351 Search of registration information regarding sexual predators and sexual offenders required prior to appointment or employment. Page 39 (pdf)
    943.04354 Removal of the requirement to register as a sexual offender or sexual predator in special circumstances. Page 40 (pdf)
    943.0437 Commercial social networking websites. Page 44 (pdf)
    944.606 Sexual offenders; notification upon release. Page 45 (pdf)
    944.607 Notification to Department of Law Enforcement of information on sexual offenders. Page 47 (pdf)
    947.005 Definitions. Page 53 (pdf)
    948.31 Evaluation and treatment of sexual predators and offenders on probation or community control. Page 53 (pdf)
    985.481 Sexual offenders adjudicated delinquent; notification upon release. Page 54 (pdf)
    985.4815 Notification to Department of Law Enforcement of information on juvenile sexual offenders. Page 56 (pdf)

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  • HB 7031, Original Filed Version Posted 2/27/2013 at 1:23 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Justice Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/28/2013 (pdf)
    Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/11/2013 (pdf)

    Related Bills (4)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1114 (c1) Sex Offenses Altman Similar Last Action: 5/3/2013 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 585 (Ch. 2013-116), CS/CS/HB 1325 (Ch. 2013-98)
    Location: In committee/council (ACJ)     		Track This Bill
    H 293 Department of Law Enforcement Hood Compare Last Action: 1/25/2013 H Withdrawn prior to introduction, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 585 (Ch. 2013-116) -HJ 42
    Location: Withdrawn from consideration     		Track This Bill
    H 585 (e1) Law Enforcement Hood Compare Last Action: 6/6/2013 Chapter No. 2013-116
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill
    S 1434 (c1) Law Enforcement Evers Compare Last Action: 4/25/2013 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 585 (Ch. 2013-116) -SJ 622
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    165973 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove lines 105-1530 and insert:     		Harrell 4/8/2013
    6:20 PM     		Adopted as Amended
    4/9/2013     		PDF
    hierarchy 143797 - Amendment to Amendment (165973)
    Remove line 6 of the amendment and insert:     		Gaetz 4/8/2013
    6:21 PM     		Adopted
    4/9/2013     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (15)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    90.803 Hearsay exceptions; availability of declarant immaterial. Page 4 (pdf)
    775.21 The Florida Sexual Predators Act. Page 5 (pdf)
    800.03 Exposure of sexual organs. Page 21 (pdf)
    903.046 Purpose of and criteria for bail determination. Page 21 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 58 (pdf)
    943.0435 Sexual offenders required to register with the department; penalty. Page 22 (pdf)
    943.04351 Search of registration information regarding sexual predators and sexual offenders required prior to appointment or employment. Page 39 (pdf)
    943.04354 Removal of the requirement to register as a sexual offender or sexual predator in special circumstances. Page 40 (pdf)
    943.0437 Commercial social networking websites. Page 43 (pdf)
    944.606 Sexual offenders; notification upon release. Page 44 (pdf)
    944.607 Notification to Department of Law Enforcement of information on sexual offenders. Page 46 (pdf)
    947.005 Definitions. Page 52 (pdf)
    948.31 Evaluation and treatment of sexual predators and offenders on probation or community control. Page 52 (pdf)
    985.481 Sexual offenders adjudicated delinquent; notification upon release. Page 53 (pdf)
    985.4815 Notification to Department of Law Enforcement of information on juvenile sexual offenders. Page 55 (pdf)

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