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CS/CS/SB 646: The Jimmy Ryce Act of 1998

GENERAL BILL by Children, Families and Seniors ; Criminal Justice ; Gutman ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Horne ; Klein ; Diaz-Balart ; Cowin

The Jimmy Ryce Act of 1998; requires notice of release from custody of person alleged to be sexually violent predator; provides for evaluation of such person; provides for petition to have such person declared sexually violent predator; provides for trial on issue of whether such person is sexually violent predator; provides that CFS Dept. is responsible for costs, & authorizes said dept. to contract for use of facilities, etc. Amends Ch. 916.

Effective Date: 01/01/1999
Last Action: 4/24/1998 Senate - House Bill substituted -SJ 00887; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/HB 3327 (Ch. 98-64)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/12/1998 Senate • Prefiled
1/23/1998 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Children, Families and Seniors; Ways and Means
1/26/1998 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/03/98, 9:00 am, Room-A(LL-37)
2/3/1998 Senate • Comm. Action: CS by Criminal Justice
2/6/1998 Senate • Now in Children, Families and Seniors
3/3/1998 Senate • Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Children, Families and Seniors; Ways and Means -SJ 00045; On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/03/98, 9:00 am, Room-A(LL-37); Comm. Action: CS by Criminal Justice -SJ 00008; CS read first time on 03/03/98 -SJ 00102; Now in Children, Families and Seniors -SJ 00008; On Committee agenda-- Children, Families and Seniors, 03/04/98, 9:00 am, Room-A(LL-37) --Temporarily postponed
3/9/1998 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families and Seniors, 03/12/98, 9:00 am, Room-A(LL-37)
3/12/1998 Senate • Comm. Action: CS/CS by Children, Families and Seniors -SJ 00182; CS read first time on 03/18/98 -SJ 00208
3/17/1998 Senate • Now in Ways and Means -SJ 00182
3/23/1998 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Ways and Means, 03/26/98, 2:30 pm, Room-EL
3/26/1998 Senate • Comm. Action:-Favorable by Ways and Means -SJ 00344
3/27/1998 Senate • Placed on Calendar -SJ 00344
4/22/1998 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00813
4/23/1998 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00813; Read second time -SJ 00841; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00841; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00842
4/24/1998 Senate • House Bill substituted -SJ 00887; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/HB 3327 (Ch. 98-64)