CALL TO ACTION: Oppose HB 987: Public Lodging Establishments
On April 10th, The Florida House of Representatives amended House Bill 987: Public Lodging Establishments, to require Persons required to register as sex offenders report to the Sheriff’s office where they will be staying, 48 hours before an intended stay at a Public Lodging Establishment, regardless of how long they will stay at the location!
In addition, operators of a Public Lodging Establishment who have a Person required to register as a sex offender staying at or within 1000 feet of their establishment, must notify all guests staying there.
Not only will this be impossible to comply with (you will need to report to the local Sheriff 48 hours before even arriving!), but burdens the travel rights of persons who have served their time and without any individualized assessment of their risk to the community.
It is IMPORTANT that you contact your legislator to tell them to OPPOSE this bill! NOW!
A copy of the Amendment can be found here: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/987/Amendment/348655/PDF
A copy of the Bill can be found here: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/987/BillText/c2/PDF
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Here we go again ! The state of Florida is again pushing to limit the travel abilities of registered offenders. This is just an attempt to impose more punishment to all. I currently have the enjoyment of doing road trips by car or Motorcycle within Florida. This requirement will essentially wipe that ability out.
Also, I am considering going to the NARSOL conference in Texas in June. This requirement would make it impossable to attent something where I have to register (in person i assume) two days before I arrive.
This is absurd.
To be fair (while I abhore this bill) it will have nothing to do with you when you travel outside of Florida. Florida state law can’t impose restrictions on an SO in another state.
I was thinking the same thing. For example you can be in Georgia if I recall for 15 days before reporting. So please correct me if i am wrong you could stay in 7 different hotels for 2 days each and not have to report in GA or FL.
Might as well just ban us outright from overnight stays anywhere in Florida. Demanding that people who rent to registered sex offenders MUST also inform everyone near them of that fact seems to be a blatant violation of their rights to free speech. Obviously, legislators don’t really care whether or not their bills meet constitutional requirements.
Dont think its private companys responsibility to notify: isnt that what the registry is for? This pits some sick law enforcement power in the hands of a hotel clerk
I thought this was withdrawn last year , it was a bill By L Book, or is this something new
New – someone just snuck it into another bill.
Sorry – I just have to comment on the absurdity of this proposal. So, someone traveling to FL from out of state (which requires a place to stay) will need to travel to FL (again – from out of state) 2 days ahead of time to register, but then return home so they can return back to FL and can only stay at or within a 1000 feet of the establishment?
So much for doing any traveling to FL as a tourist.
Exactly what is in the water down there that they are drinking?
Its the prescription meds now
When will they stop punishing people who have already served their time. “America Home Of The Free” more like “America Home Of The Laws” Seems to me the state of Florida is making it harder and harder for ex-offenders to live a normal life and to also become productive citizens. It’s almost impossible for ex-offenders to even get housing of their own. What’s next Florida?
Are the FL. Legislators smoking weed? 2 hotels next door to each other within 1000 feet. I register in one and they have to notify all of their guests plus the hotel next door who then has to notify all of their guests. Wouldn’t it be easier and better on the image of the hotel to just not let SO’s stay in your hotel? Nope, the dopes are not smoking weed. They know exactly what they are doing. They are making the businesses impose their will with force of law. Is there a $ penalty for not doing this?
Seems they lose their license to operate if they dont comply