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CS/HB 1379: Department of Legal Affairs

GENERAL BILL by Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee ; Diaz, J.

Department of Legal Affairs; Authorizes Statewide Council on Human Trafficking to receive funding from additional sources; requires DHSMV to assign highway patrol officers to AG; provides that AG has standing to assert certain rights in certain proceedings; requires authorized trustee to provide certain notice to AG rather than state attorney; defines virtual currency & prohibits laundering of virtual currency; provides for crime victim assistance awards to surviving family members of first responders who, as result of crime, are killed answering call for service in line of duty.

Effective Date: 7/1/2017
Last Action: 6/26/2017 - Chapter No. 2017-155
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/7/2017 House • Filed
• Introduced -HJ 140
3/10/2017 House • Referred to Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 351
3/16/2017 House • PCS on Committee agenda-- Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee, 03/20/17, 3:30 pm, Sumner Hall
3/21/2017 House • CS by Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 1 -HJ 431
3/22/2017 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS by Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 420
3/28/2017 House • Now in Appropriations Committee -HJ 463
4/14/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee, 04/18/17, 9:00 am, Webster Hall
4/18/2017 House • Favorable by Appropriations Committee; YEAS 25 NAYS 0 -HJ 721
• Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 721
4/22/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 04/24/17, 2:00 pm, Sumner Hall
4/24/2017 House • Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -HJ 808
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 808
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/27/17
4/27/2017 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 932
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/28/2017 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 964, 965
• CS passed; YEAS 118 NAYS 0 -HJ 965
4/28/2017 Senate • In Messages
4/30/2017 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 611
5/1/2017 Senate • Received -SJ 611
5/3/2017 Senate • Withdrawn from Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 686
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 686
• Substituted for CS/SB 1626 -SJ 686
• Read 2nd time -SJ 686
• Amendment(s) adopted (657796) -SJ 687
• Placed on 3rd reading
5/5/2017 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 881
• Amendment(s) reconsidered, adopted as amended (744562) -SJ 881
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 882
5/5/2017 House • In returning messages
• Refused to concur, requested Senate to recede -HJ 1197
5/5/2017 Senate • In returning messages
• Receded from 1 amendment(s) (744562) -SJ 962
• CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 962
5/5/2017 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 1641
6/14/2017 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/23/2017 • Approved by Governor
6/26/2017 • Chapter No. 2017-155