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SB 232 Florida Senate · 2023 Regular Session

Exploitation of Vulnerable Persons

Summary
Exploitation of Vulnerable Persons; Specifying conditions under which a person commits exploitation of a person 65 years of age or older; providing criminal penalties for violations of the act; specifying that not knowing the age of a victim is not a defense to such crime; authorizing persons who are in imminent danger of exploitation to petition for an injunction for protection; providing time limitations for commencing prosecution for violations of the act, etc.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Mar 7, 2023 Signed May 25, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 11, 2023 · House May 3, 2023

How they voted

37–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 39
Apr 11, 2023
D Democratic11
11 Yea
100% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican27
25 Yea 2
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
31
Key actions
8
Committee
6
May 25, 2023
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
May 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0
lower
May 1, 2023
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Apr 11, 2023
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 11, 2023
Upper · Passed
Amendment(s) adopted (415238)
upper
Mar 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 20, 2023
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/23/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Mar 14, 2023
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Mar 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/13/23, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
upper
Mar 7, 2023
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Feb 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Fiscal Policy
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.