Table added to track Florida’s 2021 Bills
We recently updated the table on our website with the Bills currently being considered by the 2021 Florida Legislature that impact persons required to register. You can access this table from the header on our website labeled “2021 Legislation” that will lead you to this page: https://floridaactioncommittee.org/2021-legislation/
Thank you to the volunteer for our Legislative Committee who put this together for us.
We will continue to update you as they pass through (or fail to pass through) the legislative process.
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Bill Updates:
CS/CS/SB 234: Registration of Sexual Predators and Sexual Offenders
3/10/2021 Senate – CS/CS by Rules read 1st time -SJ 228
CS/SB 932: Minor Time-sharing for Parent Convicted of or Had Adjudication Withheld for a Specified Offense
3/10/2021 Senate – CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 232
NEXT STOP: CRIMINAL JUSTICE-NO MEETING SCHEDULED YET
LAST STOP: RULES
SB 1784: Lewd Adult Battery
3/10/2021 Senate – Introduced
FIRST STOP: Criminal Justice-
THEN: Judiciary
LAST STOP: Rules
HB 1397: Lewd or Lascivious Acts with Minors
3/5/2021 House – Now in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee-NOT ON 3/11 MTG AGENDA
NEXT STOP: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
LAST STOP: Judiciary Committee
CS/HB 545: Reproductive Health and Disease Education
3/10/2021 House – CS Filed
BILL GUTTED AND RETITLED
CHANGE 1 REMOVES ALL REFERENCES OR CHANGES TO DEFINITION OF CP
SB 1534: Sexual Battery
3/2/2021 Senate – Introduced -SJ 147
NEXT STOP: Health Policy-NOT ON 3/10 MTG AGENDA
THEN: Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
LAST STOP: Appropriations
CS/SB 96: Child Welfare
3/8/2021 Senate – On Appropriations agenda 03/11/21
LAST STOP: RULES
Bill updates
SB 522 Vacation Rentals
3/8/2021 Senate – On Committee agenda– Appropriations, 03/11/21, 11:30 am, 412 Knott Building
HB 193 Sexual Offender Registration
3/8/2021 House – Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
So House Appropriations yesterday approved new def of Day & we didn’t oppose?
We need more help in the Legislative department.
We have very limited resources.
Grateful we at least have a volunteer legislation tracker to keep us on our toes.
Many times the committee meeting times and places are announced with little notice [2-3 days or over a weekend]. If we had the funds we could station a team of non-registrants in Tallahassee for the entire legislative session. But, alas we don’t.
Senate session calendars:
https://flsenate.gov/Session/Calendars/2021
House session schedule:
https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/HouseSchedule/houseschedule.aspx
Troubling bills continue to advance:
CS/SB 234 Registration of Sexual Predators and Sexual Offenders 3/5/2021 Senate – Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
SB 932 Minor Time-sharing for Registered Sexual Offenders and Sexual Predators 3/5/2021 Senate – Now in Criminal Justice
SB 1784 Lewd Adult Battery 3/4/2021 Senate – Referred to Criminal Justice
SB 932 video link [timestamp 1:02:45-1:13:35]
https://flsenate.gov/media/VideoPlayer?EventID=1_3wpkrnbb-202103021600&Redirect=true
FDLE recommended amendment [adopted] changes “registrant” to “parent.”
Bill sponsor stated his intent is to “protect the children” and not to deny custody to a parent, yet the bill is phrased to do just that.
CFE Committee has adjourned.
SB 96 Child Welfare reported favorably with no opposition 8-0. Next stop Appropriations Committee.
SB 932 Minor Time-Sharing opposed with 24 cards, mostly female, swayed one member, but the bill reported favorably 7-1. Next stop Criminal Justice Committee.
We will need a call to action.
SB 234 [Registration of Sexual Predators and Sexual Offenders; Specifies how days are calculated for the purpose of determining permanent, temporary, and transient residences] is scheduled to be heard in the Rules Committee at 9:00-11:00 A.M. on Thursday March 4. The committee’s agenda was posted just 3 hours ago.
https://flsenate.gov/Committees/Show/RC/ExpandedAgenda/5086
Thanks to Duval FAC Member for the catch.
Look for a call to action tomorrow.
Thank you Duval member and Legislative Committee.