SB 540: Emergency Medical Care Providers
GENERAL BILL by Lee
Emergency Medical Care Providers; redefines term "emergency medical care providers" to clarify such persons must be engaged in performance of duties; provides that term includes enumerated personnel of hospital's emergency department; provides that enhanced penalties & certain minimum sentences apply if person is convicted of assault or battery against emergency medical care provider. Amends 784.07.
Effective Date: 10/01/1998
Last Action: 5/22/1998 - Became Law without Governor's Signature; Chapter No. 98-97
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/22/1998 - Became Law without Governor's Signature; Chapter No. 98-97
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 12/29/1997 | Senate |
• Prefiled |
| 1/9/1998 | Senate |
• Referred to Criminal Justice; Ways and Means |
| 1/26/1998 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/03/98, 9:00 am, Room-A(LL-37) --Temporarily postponed |
| 2/9/1998 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/17/98, 9:00 am, Room-A(LL-37) |
| 2/17/1998 | Senate |
• Comm. Action: Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Criminal Justice |
| 2/18/1998 | Senate |
• Now in Ways and Means |
| 3/3/1998 | Senate |
• Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Ways and Means -SJ 00039; On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/03/98, 9:00 am, Room-A(LL-37) --Temporarily postponed; On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/17/98, 9:00 am, Room-A(LL-37); Comm. Action: Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Criminal Justice -SJ 00007; Now in Ways and Means -SJ 00007; Withdrawn from Ways and Means -SJ 00003; Placed on Calendar |
| 4/1/1998 | Senate |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00343 |
| 4/2/1998 | Senate |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00343 |
| 4/8/1998 | Senate |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00406 |
| 4/9/1998 | Senate |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00406 |
| 4/13/1998 | Senate |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00424; Read second time -SJ 00452; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00452; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00452 |
| 4/15/1998 | Senate |
• Read third time -SJ 00469; Passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 00469; Immediately certified -SJ 00469 |
| 4/15/1998 | House |
• In Messages |
| 4/21/1998 | House |
• Received -HJ 00961; In Justice Council, pending ranking -HJ 00961 |
| 4/24/1998 | House |
• Placed on Consent Calendar; Substituted for HB 4389 -HJ 01258; Read second time -HJ 01258 |
| 4/28/1998 | House |
• Read third time -HJ 01451; Passed; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 -HJ 01451 |
| 4/28/1998 | Senate |
• Ordered enrolled -SJ 01097 |
| 5/6/1998 |
• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor |
|
| 5/22/1998 |
• Became Law without Governor's Signature; Chapter No. 98-97 |