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CS/SB 350: Cold Case Murders

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Osgood ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Martin ; Powell ; Polsky ; Garcia ; Berman ; Thompson ; Yarborough ; Torres ; Book

Cold Case Murders; Citing this act as the “Decker-Backmann Act”; requiring the heads of law enforcement agencies or their designees to review certain cold cases upon receiving a written application from a designated person; providing requirements for such reviews; requiring law enforcement agencies to provide specified training; requiring law enforcement agencies, by a specified date and periodically thereafter, to report certain data to the Global Forensic and Justice Center at Florida International University, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
 Last Action: 3/8/2024 Senate - Died in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/7/2023 Senate • Filed
    11/15/2023 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
    1/9/2024 Senate • Introduced
    1/25/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/30/24, 9:00 am, 37 Senate Building
    1/30/2024 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
    1/31/2024 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    2/1/2024 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
    • CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
    3/8/2024 Senate • Died in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice

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  • CS/SB 350, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/31/2024 at 12:56 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 837 Cold Case Murders Benjamin Similar Last Action: 3/8/2024 H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    782.41 Page 2 (pdf)

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  • SB 350, Original Filed Version Posted 11/7/2023 at 10:35 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 1/29/2024 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 1/31/2024 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 837 Cold Case Murders Benjamin Identical Last Action: 3/8/2024 H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    592664 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Osgood)     		1/29/2024
    8:48 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/30/2024     		Web Page
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    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/30/2024 9:00 AM Criminal Justice 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    782.41 Page 2 (pdf)

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