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CS/HB 133: Sexual Offenses

GENERAL BILL by Civil Justice Subcommittee ; Plasencia ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Adkins ; Albritton ; Broxson ; Burgess ; Burton ; Combee ; Cortes, B. ; Cortes, J. ; Costello ; DuBose ; Eisnaugle ; Harrell ; Hill ; Jacobs ; Latvala ; Lee ; Mayfield ; Metz ; Moskowitz ; Pafford ; Plakon ; Raschein ; Rehwinkel Vasilinda ; Rodriguez, J. ; Rooney ; Sullivan ; Torres ; Van Zant

Sexual Offenses; Citing this act as the "43 Days Initiative Act"; revising time limitations for the criminal prosecution of specified sexual battery offenses if the victim is 16 years of age or older; removing the court's discretion to impose a specified penalty for a first violation of sexting; creating exclusive original jurisdiction in the circuit court when a child is alleged to have committed a noncriminal violation that is assigned to juvenile court, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2015
 Last Action: 6/15/2015 - Chapter No. 2015-133
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/19/2014 House • Filed
    1/8/2015 House • Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 16
    2/3/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 02/10/15, 10:30 am, Sumner Hall
    2/10/2015 House • CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 133
    • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
    2/12/2015 House • Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 131
    2/27/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, 03/03/15, 4:30 pm, Morris Hall
    3/3/2015 House • Introduced -HJ 16
    • Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 171
    • CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 125
    3/4/2015 House • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 171
    3/24/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 03/26/15, 1:00 pm, Sumner Hall
    3/26/2015 House • Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -HJ 329
    • Placed on Calendar -HJ 329
    4/6/2015 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/08/15
    4/8/2015 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 461
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/9/2015 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 494
    • CS passed; YEAS 115 NAYS 0 -HJ 494
    4/15/2015 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy -SJ 442
    4/21/2015 Senate • Received -SJ 442
    4/23/2015 Senate • Withdrawn from Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy -SJ 593
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 593
    • Substituted for CS/SB 1270 -SJ 593
    • Read 2nd time -SJ 593
    • Amendment(s) adopted (563852) -SJ 593
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/24/2015 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 623
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 623
    4/24/2015 House • In returning messages
    4/28/2015 House • Was taken up -HJ 905
    • Amendment(s) to Senate amendment(s) adopted (056723) -HJ 907
    • Concurred in Senate amendment(s) as amended (563852) -HJ 907
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 117 NAYS 1 -HJ 907
    4/28/2015 Senate • In returning messages
    4/29/2015 Senate • Concurred in House amendment(s) to Senate amendment(s) (056723) -SJ 753
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 754
    4/29/2015 House • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
    6/11/2015 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    • Approved by Governor
    6/15/2015 • Chapter No. 2015-133

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  • CS/HB 133, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 5/4/2015 at 3:07 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 845 (c1) Sexting DuBose Compare Last Action: 4/28/2015 H Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 133 (Ch. 2015-133)
    Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar     		Track This Bill
    S 1112 (c1) Sexting Abruzzo Compare Last Action: 5/1/2015 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 133 (Ch. 2015-133)
    Location: In committee/council (ACJ)     		Track This Bill
    S 1270 (c1) Criminal Justice Soto Compare Last Action: 4/23/2015 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 133 (Ch. 2015-133) -SJ 593
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    775.15 Time limitations; general time limitations; exceptions. Page 2 (pdf)
    847.0141 Sexting; prohibited acts; penalties. Page 3 (pdf)
    985.0301 Jurisdiction. Page 6 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 133, Engrossed 1 Posted 5/4/2015 at 2:57 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1270 (c1) Criminal Justice Soto Compare Last Action: 4/23/2015 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 133 (Ch. 2015-133) -SJ 593
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    775.15 Time limitations; general time limitations; exceptions. Page 1 (pdf)
    847.0141 Sexting; prohibited acts; penalties.
    985.0301 Jurisdiction.

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  • CS/HB 133, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/10/2015 at 5:11 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   House Message Summary (pdf)
    Justice Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/4/2015 (pdf)
    Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/26/2015 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1270 (c1) Criminal Justice Soto Compare Last Action: 4/23/2015 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 133 (Ch. 2015-133) -SJ 593
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (6)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    142782 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Soto 4/22/2015
    3:19 PM     		Senate: Replaced by Engrossed Amendment
    4/23/2015     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 155464 - Amendment to Amendment (142782)
    Delete line 165 and insert:     		Soto 4/23/2015
    9:45 AM     		Senate: Replaced by Engrossed Amendment
    4/23/2015     		Web Page
    PDF
    563852 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Soto 4/23/2015
    4:32 PM     		House: Concurred as Amended
    4/28/2015     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 155759 - Amendment to Amendment (563852)
    Remove lines 7-260 of the amendment and insert:     		Plasencia 4/27/2015
    12:14 PM     		House: Withdrawn
    4/28/2015     		PDF
    hierarchy 056723 - Amendment to Amendment (563852)
    Remove lines 7-252 of the amendment and insert:     		Plasencia 4/28/2015
    11:53 AM     		Senate: Concurred
    4/29/2015     		PDF
    hierarchy 650255 - Amendment to Amendment (056723)
    Between lines 4 and 5 of the amendment, insert:     		Rodriguez, J. 4/28/2015
    12:23 PM     		House: Withdrawn
    4/28/2015     		PDF

    Floor Votes (4)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/9/2015 4:10 PM House 115 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/24/2015 12:32 PM Senate 39 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/28/2015 12:55 PM House 117 Yeas - 1 Nays
    4/29/2015 1:26 PM Senate 37 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    775.15 Time limitations; general time limitations; exceptions. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • HB 133, Original Filed Version Posted 12/19/2014 at 2:42 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Civil Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 6/17/2015 (pdf)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    578825 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Plasencia 2/9/2015
    5:52 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    2/10/2015     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    95.11 Limitations other than for the recovery of real property. Page 1 (pdf)
    775.15 Time limitations; general time limitations; exceptions. Page 2 (pdf)

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