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Supreme Court Homeless case https://www.youtube.com/live/b09VVQUCqKw?feature=shared only thing that mentions our potential issue is around the 1:56 hr mark
Ohio seems to be seeing the light about housing for ALL Felons INCLUDING those with sexual offenses, H.B. 50 has recently been amended and only 3 steps away from becoming law that will allow ALL Misdemeanors and Felons coming out of jail or prison the opportunity to find housing. People going on the registry will still have to comply with all registration requirements and any geographical restrictions, but are given equal chance at finding residence and I think employment as well.
This is another step in the right direction. The tenor of the Bill is to help cut down recidivism of all felons by giving them the opportunity to reintegrate back into society through hosing and employment. To deny people with sexual offenses of the same opportunity would be in essence saying ‘We want them to fail and only them and go back to prison’ which vicariously would make them guilty of supporting recidivism, so this Bill looks like a step in the right direction.
03/10/2024. DeSantis just signed bill hb1235. – What are the changes we should be concerned with here ?
I would be very concerned with this one https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/1131
The online stings bill. Who is to say they don’t use the money to target registrants in the areas. They have to spend the money otherwise they won’t receive a grant, the grant is given yearly so more people on the so division payroll. With more people on the so division more time they have to devoting to one of 100s of small nuances to check up on we have to make sure we’re legit on otherwise they got another one. Then it will be “Let’s expand the budget even more.”
Also each failure to register is now a separate charge.
Folks, the online sting grant program is not targeted to registrants, though it likely will create new ones.
An online sting program targeted to registrants would be unlikely to work, because it’s usually not registrants who are doing the offending.
HB 1235 establishes stricter guidelines for sexual offender registration. This bill:
Prevents sex offenders from using a temporary residence to avoid registration;
Requires sex offenders to register vehicles and vessels used as living quarters with the state;
Requires international travel to be reported ahead of time;
Makes it more difficult to qualify for registration removal.
https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2024/04/10/live-gov-desantis-head-of-florida-dmv-hold-news-conference-in-st-petersburg/
I saw that on the news the other day but couldn’t find anything online to post on here. I read your link and does not sound good. Two points, more harsher registration requirements and harder to get off the registry.
Guess the governor doesn’t like the ruling from the supreme court. Also seems these are all retro-active. The more they make, eventually some judge has got to make this stop as it, in my opinion, has well passed punishment.
On a side note, our friend on here who died on the registry last year is still on there. 🙁
Short summary of all the new laws https://flvoicenews.com/desantis-signs-new-laws-aiming-to-protect-children-from-sexual-predators/
On March 29 someone using the handle “mac”. I have been using the handle Mac on FAC for a long time. I do not want to be associated with the postings of this person “mac”.
I contacted FAC about this but so far I have not received a reply.
More restrictions for Volusia https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2024/04/02/volusia-county-ok-longer-distances-for-sex-predators-from-schools-playgrounds/