Victims of Crimes
Summary
Victims of Crimes; Requiring law enforcement personnel to ensure that crime victims are given information about specified rights, upon request, at all stages of criminal, parole, or juvenile proceedings; requiring law enforcement personnel to ensure that crime victims are given information about their right to employ private counsel; encouraging The Florida Bar to develop a registry of attorneys willing to serve on a pro bono basis as advocates for crime victims, etc.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
May 2022
Introduced Jan 11, 2022
Signed May 12, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 23, 2022 · House Mar 4, 2022
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 36
Feb 23, 2022
D
Democratic14
92% Yea
R
Republican22
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
10
Committee
9
May 12, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 113, NAYS 0
lower
Feb 28, 2022
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 15, 2022
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 17 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/15/22, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Feb 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/10/22, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
upper
Feb 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Jan 26, 2022
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/31/22, 3:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Jan 25, 2022
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
upper
Jan 20, 2022
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/25/22, 10:00 am, 110 Senate Building
upper
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Dec 13, 2021
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Danny Burgess
RRepublican
Co
Keith Perry
RRepublican
Co
Lauren Book
DDemocratic
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