HB 279 Florida House · 2021 Regular Session

Enhanced Penalties for Criminal Offenses

Summary
Enhanced Penalties for Criminal Offenses; 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.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 9, 2021 Last action Apr 30, 2021
Floor votes · House Apr 14, 2021

How they voted

9916
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 118
Apr 14, 2021
D Democratic39
23 Yea 15 Nay 1
58% Yea
R Republican79
76 Yea 1 Nay 2
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
39
Key actions
14
Committee
20
Apr 19, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 14, 2021
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 100, NAYS 17
lower
Apr 1, 2021
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Mar 30, 2021
Introduced
CS Filed
lower
Mar 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
lower
Mar 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
lower
Mar 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
PCS added to Judiciary Committee agenda
lower
Mar 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
lower
Mar 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in Judiciary Committee
lower
Mar 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Mar 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Mar 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
Added to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Committee
Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Mar 9, 2021
Introduced
CS Filed
lower
Mar 9, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
lower
Mar 9, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
lower
Mar 5, 2021
Lower · Passed
Added to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee agenda
lower
Feb 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
lower
Feb 3, 2021
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 3, 2021
Committee
Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Feb 3, 2021
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of John Snyder
John Snyder
RRepublican
FL
86