CS/CS/SB 144: Sexual Battery Victims/Services
GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal Justice ; Cowin ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Fasano ; Sebesta ; Argenziano ; Crist
Sexual Battery Victims/Services; provides legislative intent re enhancing availability of services to victims of sexual battery; creates "Sexual Battery Victims" Access to Services Act; authorizes Health Dept. to contract with statewide nonprofit association for purpose of allocating funds to rape crisis centers; requires that funds be used to provide sexual battery recovery services to victims of sexual battery & their families, etc. Creates 938.085. APPROPRIATION: $917,000.
Last Action: 6/6/2003 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2003-114; See also SB 146 (Ch. 2003-140)
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Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action | 
|---|---|---|
| 12/13/2002 | Senate | 
                                    • Prefiled | 
                        
| 12/20/2002 | Senate | 
                                    • Referred to Criminal Justice; Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care; Finance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations | 
                        
| 3/4/2003 | Senate | 
                                    • Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice; Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care; Finance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 00015 | 
                        
| 3/7/2003 | Senate | 
                                    • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/12/03, 4:00 pm, 37-S | 
                        
| 3/12/2003 | Senate | 
                                    • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS  7  NAYS  0 -SJ 00189; CS read first time on 03/18/03 -SJ 00218 | 
                        
| 3/14/2003 | Senate | 
                                    • Now in Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care -SJ 00189 | 
                        
| 3/19/2003 | Senate | 
                                    • Withdrawn from Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care -SJ 00223; Now in Finance and Taxation | 
                        
| 3/24/2003 | Senate | 
                                    • On Committee agenda-- Finance and Taxation, 03/27/03, 1:00 pm, 37-S | 
                        
| 3/27/2003 | Senate | 
                                    • Favorable by Finance and Taxation; YEAS  5  NAYS  0 -SJ 00303 | 
                        
| 3/28/2003 | Senate | 
                                    • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services -SJ 00303 | 
                        
| 4/7/2003 | Senate | 
                                    • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 04/10/03, 3:00 pm, 110-S | 
                        
| 4/10/2003 | Senate | 
                                    • CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS  5  NAYS  0 -SJ 00427; CS read first time on 04/16/03 -SJ 00429 | 
                        
| 4/11/2003 | Senate | 
                                    • Now in Appropriations -SJ 00427 | 
                        
| 4/16/2003 | Senate | 
                                    • Withdrawn from Appropriations -SJ 00423; Placed on Calendar, on second reading | 
                        
| 4/23/2003 | Senate | 
                                    • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00502; Read second time -SJ 00492; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00492; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00493 | 
                        
| 4/24/2003 | Senate | 
                                    • Read third time -SJ 00556; CS passed as amended; YEAS  40 NAYS  0 -SJ 00556 | 
                        
| 4/25/2003 | House | 
                                    • In Messages | 
                        
| 4/28/2003 | House | 
                                    • Received, placed on Calendar -HJ 00705 | 
                        
| 4/30/2003 | House | 
                                    • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Substituted for HB 173 -HJ 00822; Read second time -HJ 00822 | 
                        
| 5/1/2003 | House | 
                                    • Read third time -HJ 01000; CS passed; YEAS  113  NAYS  0 -HJ 01000 | 
                        
| 5/1/2003 | Senate | 
                                    • Ordered enrolled -SJ 01057 | 
                        
| 5/30/2003 | 
                                    • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor | 
                        |
| 6/6/2003 | 
                                    • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2003-114; See also SB 146 (Ch. 2003-140) |