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CS/CS/HB 269: Public Nuisances

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Caruso ; Fine ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Abbott ; Altman ; Alvarez ; Amesty ; Anderson ; Andrade ; Antone ; Arrington ; Baker ; Bankson ; Barnaby ; Bartleman ; Basabe ; Bell ; Beltran ; Benjamin ; Berfield ; Black ; Borrero ; Botana ; Brackett ; Bracy Davis ; Brannan ; Buchanan ; Busatta Cabrera ; Campbell ; Canady ; Casello ; Cassel ; Chambliss ; Chaney ; Clemons ; Cross ; Daley ; Daniels ; Driskell ; Duggan ; Dunkley ; Edmonds ; Eskamani ; Esposito ; Fabricio ; Fernandez-Barquin ; Franklin ; Gantt ; Garcia ; Garrison ; Giallombardo ; Gonzalez Pittman ; Gossett-Seidman ; Gottlieb ; Grant ; Gregory ; Griffitts ; Harris ; Hart ; Hawkins ; Hinson ; Holcomb ; Hunschofsky ; Jacques ; Joseph ; Killebrew ; Koster ; LaMarca ; Leek ; López, J. ; Lopez, V. ; Maggard ; Maney ; Massullo ; McClain ; McClure ; McFarland ; Melo ; Michael ; Mooney ; Nixon ; Overdorf ; Payne ; Perez ; Persons-Mulicka ; Plakon ; Plasencia ; Porras ; Rayner-Goolsby ; Renner ; Rizo ; Roach ; Robinson, F. ; Robinson, W. ; Rommel ; Roth ; Rudman ; Salzman ; Shoaf ; Silvers ; Sirois ; Skidmore ; Smith ; Snyder ; Stark ; Steele ; Stevenson ; Tant ; Temple ; Tomkow ; Trabulsy ; Tramont ; Truenow ; Tuck ; Valdés ; Waldron ; Williams ; Woodson ; Yarkosky ; Yeager

Public Nuisances; Prohibits person from distributing onto private property any material for purpose of intimidating or threatening owner, resident, or invitee; prohibits person from willfully & maliciously harassing, threatening, or intimidating another person based on person's wearing or displaying of any indicia relating to any religious or ethnic heritage; requires violations be reported as hate crimes; prohibits display or projection of images onto building, structure, or property without permission; prohibits person who willfully enters campus of state university or Florida College System institution for purpose of threatening or intimidating another person from remaining on such campus after being warned to depart.

Effective Date: 5/1/2023
Last Action: 5/2/2023 - Chapter No. 2023-24
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/19/2023 House • Filed
2/1/2023 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
3/3/2023 House • Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
3/7/2023 House • Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/8/2023 House • Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
3/10/2023 House • Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
3/13/2023 House • Added to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
3/15/2023 House • Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
• Reported out of Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
• Now in Judiciary Committee
3/29/2023 House • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
3/31/2023 House • Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
• Reported out of Judiciary Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
4/3/2023 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
4/13/2023 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/20/2023)
4/20/2023 House • Read 2nd time
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
• Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 112, NAYS 0
4/20/2023 Senate • In Messages
4/21/2023 Senate • Referred to Rules
4/25/2023 Senate • Received
4/26/2023 Senate • Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 474
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/SB 994 -SJ 474
• Read 2nd time -SJ 474
• Read 3rd time -SJ 474
• CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 474
4/26/2023 House • In Messages
• Ordered enrolled
4/26/2023 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
5/1/2023 • Approved by Governor
5/2/2023 • Chapter No. 2023-24