Florida House Bill 279 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on April 30 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-04-30 - Died in Rules
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

Increases offense severity ranking of burglary offense for purposes of Criminal Punishment Code when offender enters dwelling, structure, or conveyance on law enforcement or fire department property; removes reclassification of certain felony offenses when person who commits offense crosses county line with specified intent; removes requirement for reclassification or reranking that offender's travel be for purpose of thwarting law enforcement attempts to track stolen items; removes reference to crime being reclassified.

Enhanced Penalties for Criminal Offenses

House Judiciary Committee	House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Subcommittee	Rep. John Snyder [R]	Rep. Linda Chaney [R]
Rep. Mike Giallombardo [R]	Rep. Joe Harding [R]	Rep. Emily Slosberg-King [D]	Rep. Matt Willhite [D]

2021-04-14 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#108 (Y: 100 N: 17 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-03-29 - House - House Judiciary Committee (Y: 18 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-03-15 - House - House Justice Appropriations Subcommittee (Y: 9 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2021-03-09 - House - House Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee (Y: 17 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-30	Senate	Died in Rules
2021-04-20	Senate	Received
2021-04-19	Senate	Referred to Rules
2021-04-15	Senate	In Messages
2021-04-15	House	Message sent to senate
2021-04-14	House	CS passed; YEAS 100, NAYS 17
2021-04-14	House	Read 3rd time
2021-04-13	House	Added to Third Reading Calendar
2021-04-13	House	Placed on 3rd reading
2021-04-13	House	Read 2nd time
2021-04-08	House	Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/13/2021)
2021-04-01	House	Added to Second Reading Calendar
2021-04-01	House	Bill referred to House Calendar
2021-03-30	House	1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
2021-03-30	House	CS Filed
2021-03-30	House	Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2021-03-30	House	Reported out of Judiciary Committee
2021-03-29	House	Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
2021-03-25	House	PCS added to Judiciary Committee agenda
2021-03-22	House	Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
2021-03-15	House	Now in Judiciary Committee
2021-03-15	House	Reported out of Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
2021-03-15	House	Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
2021-03-11	House	Added to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
2021-03-10	House	Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
2021-03-10	House	Referred to Judiciary Committee
2021-03-10	House	Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
2021-03-10	House	1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2021-03-09	House	CS Filed
2021-03-09	House	Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2021-03-09	House	Reported out of Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
2021-03-09	House	Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
2021-03-05	House	Added to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee agenda
2021-03-02	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2021-02-03	House	Now in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
2021-02-03	House	Referred to Judiciary Committee
2021-02-03	House	Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
2021-02-03	House	Referred to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
2021-01-19	House	Filed

S1354 (Similar To) 2021-04-30 - Died in Judiciary

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
810	02		Amended Code	See Bill Text
843	22		Amended Code	See Bill Text
903	046		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/279
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/279/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/279/BillText/c1/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/279/BillText/c2/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/279/Amendment/554237/PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/279/Analyses/h0279.CRM.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/279/Analyses/h0279a.CRM.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/279/Analyses/h0279b.JUA.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/279/Analyses/h0279c.JUA.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/279/Analyses/h0279d.JDC.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/279/Analyses/h0279e.JDC.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/279/Vote/HouseVote_h00279c2108.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=57784&IsPCB=0&BillId=70402
Roll Call	https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=58335&IsPCB=0&BillId=70402
Roll Call	https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=59461&IsPCB=1&BillId=70402