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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

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  • 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 Action: Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Criminal Justice -SJ 00007; Now in Ways and Means -SJ 00007; Withdrawn from Ways and Means -SJ 00003; Placed on Calendar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

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  • SB 540, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/29/1998 at 6:32 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    H 4389 Emergency Medical Care Providers Flanagan Similar Last Action: 4/24/1998 H Placed on Consent Calendar; Senate Bill substituted; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to SB 540 (Ch. 98-97) -HJ 01258
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    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    784.07 Assault or battery of law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical care providers, public transit employees or agents, or other specified officers; reclassification of offenses; minimum sentences.

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  • SB 540, Engrossed 1 Posted 4/14/1998 at 1:22 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/15/1998 10:02 AM Senate 38 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/28/1998 12:38 PM House 117 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    784.07 Assault or battery of law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical care providers, public transit employees or agents, or other specified officers; reclassification of offenses; minimum sentences.

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  • SB 540, Original Filed Version Posted 1/26/1998 at 1:50 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 1/29/1998 (pdf)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    315770 - Amendment
    Criminal Justice 4/7/1998
    1:00 AM
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    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    784.07 Assault or battery of law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical care providers, public transit employees or agents, or other specified officers; reclassification of offenses; minimum sentences.

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