2021 Legislation

Updated: 5/1/2021

BILL TITLE SPONSOR LAST ACTION AND LOCATION IMPACT
CS/SB 234 Registration of Sexual Predators and Sexual Offenders Book 4/27/2021 Senate – Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 738 NONE- Book redefines “sexual offender” to close “loophole” that allowed ONE person to evade registration.
  RELATED BILLS (3) HB 193, SB 126, AND SB 162     Updated 5/1/2021
HB 193 Sexual Offender Registration Clemons/Chaney 4/13/2021 House – Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/SB 234 FAIL- Registration required even if all fines/fees not paid.
SB 126 Sexual Offender Registration Hutson 3/2/2021 Senate – Introduced -SJ 46 FAIL- Redefines the term “sexual offender” and equates it to “released upon conviction.”
SB 162 Sexual Offender Registration Perry 3/2/2021 Senate – Introduced -SJ 49 FAIL- Registration required even if all fines/fees not paid.
         
CS/SB 932 Parenting and Time-sharing of a Minor Child for a Convicted Parent Wright 4/14/2021 Senate – Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 141 -SJ 440 SEE HB 141- Registrants now denied time-shared custody of their children.
  RELATED BILLS HB 141      
HB 141 Parenting and Time-sharing of a Minor Child for a Convicted Parent Leek 4/14/2021 House – Ordered enrolled DRASTIC- Registrants now denied time-shared custody of their children. Effective July 1, 2021
         
CS/SB 522 Vacation Rentals Diaz 4/21/2021 Senate – Rules Committee -Temporarily Postponed FAIL- Requires reporting of stays at vacation rentals over 24 hours.
  RELATED BILLS (3) HB 219, SB 1988, AND HB 1481      
CS/HB 219 Vacation Rentals Fischer 3/22/2021 House – Ways & Means Temporarily Postponed FAIL- Requires reporting of stays at vacation rentals over 24 hours.
SB 1988 Vacation Rentals Pizzo 3/10/2021 Senate – Introduced -SJ 222 FAIL- Regulations & licensing of vacation rentals
HB 1481 Vacation Rentals Goff-Marcil 3/5/2021 House – Now in Regulatory Reform Subcommittee FAIL- Regulations & licensing of vacation rentals
         
CS/SB 232 Criminal Justice Brandes 3/2/2021 Senate – CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 167 FAIL- Creates conditional medical [registrants not excluded] and age [registrants excluded] release programs.
  RELATED BILLS (3) SB 246, SB 248, AND HB 1545      
SB 246 Public Meetings and Records/Conditional Aging Release Program Brandes 3/2/2021 Senate – Introduced -SJ 55 FAIL- Public meeting and records exemptions
SB 248 Public Meetings and Records/Conditional Medical Release Program Brandes 3/2/2021 Senate – Introduced -SJ 55 FAIL- Public meeting and records exemptions
HB 1545 Criminal Justice Hart 3/5/2021 House – Now in Criminal Justice FAIL- Creates conditional medical [registrants not excluded] and age [registrants excluded] release programs.
         
SB 946 Statute of Limitations for Sexual Offenses Book 3/2/2021 Senate – Introduced FAIL- Eliminates the statute of limitations period for civil actions for ALL sexual offenses
  RELATED BILLS HB 23      
HB 23 Statute of Limitations for Sexual Offenses Gottlieb/Joseph 3/2/2021 House – 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) FAIL- Eliminates the statute of limitations period for civil actions for ALL sexual offenses
         
SB 798 Voting Rights Restoration Taddeo 3/2/2021 Senate – Introduced FAIL- Fines/fees may be waved for convicted felons, but not to murderers or “sex offenders”
  RELATED BILLS HB 741      
HB 741 Voting Rights Restoration Chambliss 3/2/2021 House – 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) FAIL- Fines/fees may be waved for convicted felons, but not to murderers or “sex offenders”
         
HB 395 Reductions of Criminal Sentences Grieco 2/24/2021 House – Withdrawn prior to introduction FAIL- Sentence may be reduced for Offenders with no Sexual Battery convictions, but not for any Predators
         
SB 1234 False Reports of Crimes Boyd 4/21/2021 Senate – Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 371 -SJ 528 SEE HB 371- Penalties range form 1st degree misdemeanor to 1st degree felony [if cause death of accused]
  RELATED BILLS HB 371      
HB 371 False Reports of Crimes Brannan 4/29/2021 House – Ordered engrossed, enrolled. Messaged Senate. HELPS- Penalties range form 1st degree misdemeanor to 1st degree felony [if cause death of accused]
         
SB 410 Materials Harmful to Minors Rodriguez 4/26/2021 Senate – Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 545 -SJ 692 SEE HB 545- BILL GUTTED CHANGE 1 REMOVES ALL REFERENCES OR CHANGES TO DEFINITION OF CP
  RELATED BILLS HB 545      
HB 545 Reproductive Health and Disease Education Chaney 4/26/2021 House – Ordered enrolled NONE- BILL GUTTED AND RETITLED CHANGE 1 REMOVES ALL REFERENCES OR CHANGES TO DEFINITION OF CP
         
SJR 854 Minimum Wage Rate Brandes 3/2/2021 Senate – Introduced FAIL- Raises Floriduh’s minimum wage to $10/hr, but not for convicted felons
  RELATED BILLS HJR 1485      
HJR 1485 Minimum Wage Rate Gregory 3/5/2021 House – Now in Regulatory Reform Subcommittee FAIL- Raises Floriduh’s minimum wage to $10/hr, but not for convicted felons
         
SB 1462 Lewd or Lascivious Exhibition Stewart 3/2/2021 Senate – Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules FAIL- L&L to include “in the victim’s immediate vicinity, irrespective of whether the victim is aware of the conduct”
         
SB 1534 Sexual Battery Book 3/2/2021 Senate – Referred to Health Policy FAIL- Consent may be withdrawn after given. “Sexual battery” includes … ejaculating on another person’s clothing
         
SB 96 Child Welfare Book 4/28/2021 Senate – Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 839 NONE- 4/26 Strike All Amendment removed CP and bestiality language
  RELATED BILLS HB HB 7039      
HB 7039 Child Welfare Altman 4/27/2021 House – Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/SB 96 SEE SB 96- Revises provisions relating to child welfare
         
SB 1646 Background Screening Powell 3/10/2021 Senate – Introduced -SJ 193 FAIL- Prohibits discrimination against former felons in job application process
  RELATED BILLS (2) HB 1331 AND SB 1026      
HB 1331 Conviction History of an Applicant for Employment Casello 3/5/2021 House – Now in Regulatory Reform Subcommittee FAIL- Prohibits discrimination against former felons in job application process
SB 1026 Background Screening Bracy 3/2/2021 Senate – Introduced -SJ 109 FAIL- Inmate Labour
         
SB 1784 Lewd Adult Battery Cruz/Book 3/10/2021 Senate – Introduced -SJ 202 FAIL- Makes the unwanted touching clothed/unclothed breasts, genital area, or buttocks of an adult a 3rd degree felony
         
HB 1397 Lewd or Lascivious Acts with Minors Brannan 4/9/2021 House – Now in Appropriations Committee FAIL- Touching [UN]clothed breasts, genitals, or buttocks OR reciprocal of a 16-17yo by a 24yo now a 3RD degree felony