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CS/SB 1780: Victims of Reform School Abuse

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Rouson

Victims of Reform School Abuse; Citing this act as the “Arthur G. Dozier School and Okeechobee School Abuse Victim Certification Act”; requiring a person seeking certification under this act to apply to the Department of Juvenile Justice by a certain date; requiring the department to examine the application, notify the applicant of any errors or omissions, and request any additional information within a certain timeframe; requiring the department to certify an applicant as a victim of Florida reform school abuse if the department determines his application meets the requirements of this act, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Action: 3/10/2018 Senate - Died in Appropriations
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  3. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/5/2018 Senate • Filed
1/12/2018 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 191
1/17/2018 Senate • Introduced -SJ 191
1/24/2018 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/29/18, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
1/29/2018 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 227
1/30/2018 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 235
2/1/2018 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice -SJ 227
2/9/2018 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/14/18, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
2/14/2018 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 354
2/15/2018 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 354
3/10/2018 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Appropriations