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CS/HB 697: Victims of Crimes

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Burton ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Eskamani ; Grieco ; Mooney

Victims of Crimes; Provides, upon request, specified rights to crime victims at all stages of criminal or juvenile proceeding; requires law enforcement personnel to ensure that victims are given information about right to employ private counsel; encourages Florida Bar to develop registry of attorneys willing to serve as pro bono crime victim advocates.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  11/22/2021	House	• Filed
  12/13/2021	House	• Referred to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee • Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
  1/10/2022	House	• Added to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee agenda
  1/11/2022	House	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  1/12/2022	House	• Favorable by Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee • Reported out of Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee • Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
  1/13/2022	House	• Added to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
  1/18/2022	House	• Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee • Reported out of Justice Appropriations Subcommittee • Now in Judiciary Committee
  1/28/2022	House	• Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
  2/1/2022	House	• Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee • Reported out of Judiciary Committee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  2/2/2022	House	• Bill referred to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar
  2/17/2022	House	• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/22/2022)
  2/22/2022	House	• Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading • Added to Second Reading Calendar
  2/28/2022	House	• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/3/2022)
  3/3/2022	House	• Substituted CS/SB 1012 • Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1012 (Ch. 2022-106)

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• CS/HB 697, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/1/2022 at 6:06 PM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 1012 (er)	Victims of Crimes	Burgess	Identical	Last Action: 5/12/2022 Chapter No. 2022-106

  Citations - Statutes (3)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  960.001	Guidelines for fair treatment of victims and witnesses in the criminal justice and juvenile justice systems.	Page 1 (pdf)
  960.0021	Legislative intent; advisement to victims.	Page 4 (pdf)
  985.036	Rights of victims; juvenile proceedings.	Page 5 (pdf)

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• HB 697, Original Filed Version Posted 11/22/2021 at 5:09 PM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	Criminal Justice and Public Safety Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 6/1/2022 (pdf) Justice Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/18/2022 (pdf) Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/1/2022 (pdf)

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 1012 (c1)	Victims of Crimes	Burgess	Compare	Last Action: 5/12/2022 Chapter No. 2022-106

  Committee Amendments (1)

  Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
  267881 - Amendment Remove lines 54-71 and insert:	Burton	1/31/2022 6:06 PM	Adopted without Objection 2/1/2022	PDF

  Citations - Statutes (1)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  960.001	Guidelines for fair treatment of victims and witnesses in the criminal justice and juvenile justice systems.	Page 1 (pdf)

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