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CS/SB 1778: Domestic Violence

GENERAL BILL by Children and Families ; Cowin ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Crist

Domestic Violence; cites act as "Family Protection Act"; requires that staff who conduct child protective investigations receive training on removing perpetrator of domestic violence from home by use of injunction; requires that court order person to serve minimum term of imprisonment as part of any sentence imposed for offense of such violence that intentionally caused bodily harm to another person, etc. Amends FS.

Effective Date: 07/01/2001
Last Action: 5/1/2001 Senate - House Bill substituted -SJ 00670; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 1673 (Ch. 2001-50)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/6/2001 Senate • Filed
3/16/2001 Senate • Introduced, referred to Children and Families; Criminal Justice; Finance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Safety and Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 00170
4/2/2001 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children and Families, 04/05/01, 1:45 pm, 37-S
4/5/2001 Senate • CS by Children and Families; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00328; CS read first time on 04/11/01 -SJ 00340
4/6/2001 Senate • Now in Criminal Justice -SJ 00328; On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/09/01, 12:00 Noon, 37-S
4/9/2001 Senate • Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00326
4/10/2001 Senate • Now in Finance and Taxation -SJ 00327
4/13/2001 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Finance and Taxation, 04/18/01, 8:00 am, 37-S
4/18/2001 Senate • Favorable by Finance and Taxation; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00423
4/19/2001 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Safety and Judiciary -SJ 00423
4/25/2001 Senate • Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Safety and Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 00454; Placed on Calendar, on second reading
4/30/2001 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00569; Read second time -SJ 00600; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00600; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00600
5/1/2001 Senate • House Bill substituted -SJ 00670; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 1673 (Ch. 2001-50)