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CS/HB 1173: Florida Communications Fraud Act

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Spano ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Harrell ; Pilon ; Van Zant

Florida Communications Fraud Act; Provides limitations period for civil & criminal actions under that act; provides that in criminal proceeding period does not run during any time defendant is absent from state or without reasonably ascertainable place of abode or work within state; limits amount of such exception; reclassifies offense of communications fraud with value greater than $50,000 on offense severity ranking chart.

Effective Date: 10/1/2013
Last Action: 6/17/2013 - Chapter No. 2013-208
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/1/2013 House • Filed
3/5/2013 House • Introduced -HJ 115
3/6/2013 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 200
3/15/2013 House • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 03/19/13, 9:00 am, 404 HOB
3/19/2013 House • CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 306
3/20/2013 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
3/21/2013 House • Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 305
• CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 303
3/26/2013 House • On Committee agenda-- Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, 03/28/13, 8:00 am, Morris Hall
3/28/2013 House • Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 374
• Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 374
4/5/2013 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 04/09/13, 2:30 pm, 404 HOB
4/9/2013 House • Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -HJ 472
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 472
4/15/2013 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/17/13
4/17/2013 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 657
• Read 3rd time -HJ 658
• CS passed; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 -HJ 658
4/18/2013 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 506
4/23/2013 Senate • Received -SJ 506
4/25/2013 Senate • Withdrawn from Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 621
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 621
• Substituted for CS/SB 1404 -SJ 621
• Read 2nd time -SJ 621
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/26/2013 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 699
• CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 699
4/29/2013 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 968
6/10/2013 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/14/2013 • Approved by Governor
6/17/2013 • Chapter No. 2013-208