Florida Senate - 2014                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 944
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                              LEGISLATIVE ACTION                        
                    Senate             .             House              
                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  03/31/2014           .                                
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       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete lines 164 - 316
    4  and insert:
    5         (p) A forcible felony as defined in s. 776.08 and not
    6  listed elsewhere in this subsection;
    7         (q) An offense involving the possession, use, or discharge
    8  of a firearm;
    9         (r) An attempt to commit an offense listed in this
   10  subsection;
   11         (s) An offense allegedly committed by a defendant who has
   12  had a forcible or violent felony conviction within the 5 years
   13  preceding the date of arrest for the nonviolent felony sought to
   14  be dismissed;
   15         (t) An offense allegedly committed by a defendant who,
   16  after having been found incompetent and under court supervision
   17  in a community-based program, is formally charged by a State
   18  Attorney with a new felony offense; or
   19         (u) One for which there is an identifiable victim and such
   20  victim has not consented to the dismissal.
   21         (2) This section does not prohibit the state from refiling
   22  dismissed charges if the defendant is declared to be competent
   23  to proceed in the future.
   24         Section 4. Subsection (5) is added to section 916.15,
   25  Florida Statutes, to read:
   26         916.15 Involuntary commitment of defendant adjudicated not
   27  guilty by reason of insanity.—
   28         (5) A status hearing must be held within 30 days after the
   29  court receives notification that the defendant no longer meets
   30  the criteria for continued commitment.
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   33  And the title is amended as follows:
   34         Delete lines 13 - 17
   35  and insert:
   36         status hearings must be held; providing an effective
   37         date.