Florida House Bill 59 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 29-1-1)
Status: Passed on June 20 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-06-20 - Chapter No. 2014-194
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Designates act as "Florida Unborn Victims of Violence Act"; provides rule of construction that person who engages in conduct that violates Florida Criminal Code or criminal offense defined by another statute & causes death of, or bodily injury to unborn child commits separate offense if such offense is not specifically provided for; provides for penalties; specifies that certain types of knowledge or intent are not necessary for such offense; provides exceptions; revises definitions & terminology.

Offenses Against Unborn Children

House Criminal Justice Subcommittee	Rep. Larry Ahern [R]	Sen. Ben Albritton [R]	Sen. Frank Artiles [R]
Sen. Dennis Baxley [R]	Sen. Douglas Broxson [R]	Rep. Matthew Caldwell [R]	Sen. Daphne Campbell [D]
Rep. Marti Coley [R]	Rep. Neil Combee [R]	Rep. Richard Corcoran [R]	Rep. Dane Eagle [R]
Rep. Eric Eisnaugle [R]	Rep. Erik Fresen [R]	Rep. Walter Hill [R]	Rep. Dave Hood [R]
Rep. Larry Metz [R]	Rep. George Moraitis [R]	Rep. Marlene O'Toole [R]	Rep. Jimmy Patronis [R]
Sen. Keith Perry [R]	Rep. Cary Pigman [R]	Rep. Elizabeth Porter [R]	Rep. Jake Raburn [R]
Rep. Ronald Renuart [R]	Sen. Ray Rodrigues [R]	Rep. Patrick Rooney [R]	Rep. David Santiago [R]
Rep. Jimmie Smith [R]	Rep. Ross Spano [R]	Rep. Charles Van Zant [R]

2014-04-23 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RCS#15 (Y: 25 N: 14 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-04-11 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#574 (Y: 74 N: 42 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-06-20		Chapter No. 2014-194
2014-06-20		Approved by Governor
2014-06-13		Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
2014-04-24	House	Ordered enrolled
2014-04-23	Senate	CS passed; YEAS 25 NAYS 14
2014-04-23	Senate	Read 3rd time
2014-04-23	Senate	Read 2nd time
2014-04-23	Senate	Substituted for SB 162
2014-04-23	Senate	Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2014-04-23	Senate	Withdrawn from Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules
2014-04-11	Senate	Received
2014-04-11	Senate	Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules
2014-04-11	Senate	In Messages
2014-04-11	House	Immediately certified
2014-04-11	House	CS passed; YEAS 74 NAYS 42
2014-04-11	House	Read 3rd time
2014-04-09	House	Placed on 3rd reading
2014-04-09	House	Read 2nd time
2014-04-07	House	Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/14
2014-03-04	House	CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee read 1st time
2014-03-04	House	Introduced
2014-03-03	House	Placed on Calendar
2014-03-03	House	Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 13 NAYS 3
2014-02-24	House	On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 03/03/14, 12:30 pm, Sumner Hall
2014-02-14	House	Now in Judiciary Committee
2014-02-14	House	CS referred to Judiciary Committee
2014-02-14	House	Original reference(s) removed: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
2014-02-13	House	Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
2014-02-12	House	CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 9 NAYS 4
2014-02-05	House	On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 02/12/14, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall
2013-10-07	House	Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
2013-09-16	House	Filed

S0162 (Similar To) 2014-04-23 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 59 (Ch. 2014-194)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
316	193		Amended Code	See Bill Text
435	04		Amended Code	See Bill Text
775	021		Amended Code	See Bill Text
782	071		Amended Code	See Bill Text
782	09		Amended Code	See Bill Text
921	0022		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/59
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/0059/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/0059/BillText/c1/PDF
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/0059/BillText/er/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/0059/Amendment/944487/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/laws/statutes/2013/0316.193
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/0059/BillText/c1/PDF#page=2
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/0059/Amendment/848603/PDF
Amendment	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/0059/Amendment/457221/PDF
Roll Call	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/59/Vote/SenateVote_h0059c1015.PDF
Roll Call	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/59/Vote/HouseVote_h0059c1574.PDF