CS/SB 232: Exploitation of Vulnerable Persons
GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Garcia
Exploitation of Vulnerable Persons; Specifying conditions under which a person commits exploitation of a person 65 years of age or older; providing criminal penalties for violations of the act; specifying that not knowing the age of a victim is not a defense to such crime; authorizing persons who are in imminent danger of exploitation to petition for an injunction for protection; providing time limitations for commencing prosecution for violations of the act, etc.
Senate Committee References:
- Criminal Justice (CJ)
- Fiscal Policy (FP)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/1/2023 Senate • Filed
2/9/2023 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Fiscal Policy
3/7/2023 Senate • Introduced
3/8/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/13/23, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
3/13/2023 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
3/14/2023 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
3/15/2023 Senate • Original reference(s) removed: Judiciary
• Remaining references corrected to Fiscal Policy
• Now in Fiscal Policy
• CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
3/20/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/23/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
3/23/2023 Senate • Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
4/5/2023 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/11/23
4/11/2023 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 360
• Amendment(s) adopted (415238) -SJ 360
• Read 3rd time -SJ 361
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 362
4/12/2023 House • In Messages
5/1/2023 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (5/2/2023)
• 1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
5/2/2023 House • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
5/3/2023 House • Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0
5/3/2023 Senate • Ordered enrolled
5/16/2023 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
5/25/2023 • Approved by Governor
5/26/2023 • Chapter No. 2023-133
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CS/SB 232, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 5/4/2023 at 9:08 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 603 (c1) Exploitation of Vulnerable Persons Judiciary Committee Similar Last Action: 5/2/2023 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 232 (Ch. 2023-133) 
Citations - Statutes (5)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 775.15 Time limitations; general time limitations; exceptions. Page 6 (pdf) 817.5695 Page 2 (pdf) 825.1035 Injunction for protection against exploitation of a vulnerable adult. Page 7 (pdf) 825.1036 Violation of an injunction for protection against exploitation of a vulnerable adult. Page 7 (pdf) 921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 8 (pdf) -
CS/SB 232, Engrossed 1 Posted 4/11/2023 at 5:56 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 603 (c1) Exploitation of Vulnerable Persons Judiciary Committee Similar Last Action: 5/2/2023 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 232 (Ch. 2023-133)
Floor Votes (1)
Date Chamber Result 5/3/2023 1:33 PM House 115 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (5)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 775.15 Time limitations; general time limitations; exceptions. Page 6 (pdf) 817.5695 Page 2 (pdf) 825.1035 Injunction for protection against exploitation of a vulnerable adult. Page 7 (pdf) 825.1036 Violation of an injunction for protection against exploitation of a vulnerable adult. Page 7 (pdf) 921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 8 (pdf) -
CS/SB 232, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/14/2023 at 4:19 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting) 3/22/2023 (pdf)
Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting) 3/23/2023 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 603 (c1) Exploitation of Vulnerable Persons Judiciary Committee Similar Last Action: 5/2/2023 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 232 (Ch. 2023-133)
Floor Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format 415238 - Amendment
Delete lines 284 - 347 and insert:Garcia 4/6/2023
10:59 AMSenate: Adopted
4/11/2023Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 3/23/2023 8:30 AM Fiscal Policy 19 Yeas - 0 Nays Floor Votes (1)
Date Chamber Result 4/11/2023 5:25 PM Senate 38 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (5)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 775.15 Time limitations; general time limitations; exceptions. Page 6 (pdf) 817.5695 Page 2 (pdf) 825.1035 Injunction for protection against exploitation of a vulnerable adult. Page 7 (pdf) 825.1036 Violation of an injunction for protection against exploitation of a vulnerable adult. Page 7 (pdf) 921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 8 (pdf) -
SB 232, Original Filed Version Posted 2/1/2023 at 8:50 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 3/10/2023 (pdf)
Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 3/14/2023 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 603 Exploitation of Vulnerable Persons Judiciary Committee Similar Last Action: 5/2/2023 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 232 (Ch. 2023-133)
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 942216 - Amendment
Delete lines 123 - 308 and insert:Criminal Justice
(Garcia)3/10/2023
3:17 PMReplaced by Committee Substitute
3/13/2023Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 3/13/2023 3:30 PM Criminal Justice 7 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 775.15 Time limitations; general time limitations; exceptions. Page 6 (pdf) 817.5695 Page 1 (pdf) 921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 7 (pdf)