Skip to Navigation | Skip to Main Content | Skip to Site Map

MyFloridaHouse.gov | Mobile Site

Senate Tracker: Sign Up | Login

The Florida Senate

CS/CS/HB 607: Retention of Sexual Offense Evidence

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Plakon ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Barnaby ; Black ; Borrero ; Chaney ; Eskamani ; Jacques ; Joseph ; López, J. ; Smith ; Tant

Retention of Sexual Offense Evidence; Establishes minimum timeframe for retention of specified sexual offense evidence; requires specified entities to transfer such evidence to FDLE within specified time period; requires FDLE to retain such evidence; requires protocols for transferring & storing of specified sexual offense evidence & authorizes destruction of such evidence in specified circumstances.

Effective Date: 7/1/2024
Last Action: 3/4/2024 House - Laid on Table
Bill Text: PDF

Expand All Collapse All

  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/21/2023 House • Filed
    11/30/2023 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
    • Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
    • Referred to Judiciary Committee
    • Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
    12/5/2023 House • Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
    12/12/2023 House • Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
    12/13/2023 House • Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    12/18/2023 House • Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
    • Referred to Judiciary Committee
    • Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
    1/8/2024 House • Added to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
    1/9/2024 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
    1/10/2024 House • Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
    • Reported out of Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
    • Now in Judiciary Committee
    2/19/2024 House • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
    2/21/2024 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 2)
    2/22/2024 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
    2/26/2024 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/29/2024)
    2/29/2024 House • Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
    3/4/2024 House • Laid on Table

    Top of SectionTop of Page

  • CS/CS/HB 607, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/21/2024 at 6:13 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 764 (er) Retention of Sexual Offense Evidence Stewart Similar Last Action: 5/13/2024 Chapter No. 2024-169

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    943.326 DNA evidence collected in sexual offense investigations. Page 1 (pdf)

    Top of SectionTop of Page

  • CS/HB 607, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 12/13/2023 at 10:03 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Justice Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/10/2024 (pdf)
    Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/21/2024 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 764 (c2) Retention of Sexual Offense Evidence Stewart Similar Last Action: 5/13/2024 Chapter No. 2024-169

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    710045 - Amendment
    Remove lines 43-55 and insert:
    Plakon 2/20/2024
    4:02 PM
    Adopted
    2/21/2024
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    943.326 DNA evidence collected in sexual offense investigations. Page 1 (pdf)

    Top of SectionTop of Page

  • HB 607, Original Filed Version Posted 11/21/2023 at 8:46 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 5/15/2024 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 764 Retention of Sexual Offense Evidence Stewart Similar Last Action: 5/13/2024 Chapter No. 2024-169

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    706935 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Plakon 12/11/2023
    1:03 PM
    Adopted
    12/12/2023
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    943.326 DNA evidence collected in sexual offense investigations. Page 1 (pdf)

    Top of SectionTop of Page