Bill Summary

HB 631 Groveland Four (2017 Session)
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Sponsors
by DuBose, Fischer Co Sponsors: Abruzzo, Ahern, Albritton, Alexander, Altman, Antone, Asencio, Ausley, Avila, Baez, Berman, Beshears, Bileca, Boyd, Brodeur, Brown, Burgess, Burton, Byrd, Caldwell, Clemons, Sr., Combee, Corcoran, Cortes (B), Cortes, Cruz, Cummings, Daniels, Davis, Diamond, Diaz (J), Diaz, Donalds, Drake, Duran, Eagle (RESIGNED), Edwards-Walpole, Eisnaugle, Fant, Fine, Fitzenhagen, Geller, Gonzalez, Goodson, Grall, Grant (J) (RESIGNED), Grant, Gruters, Hager, Hahnfeldt, Hardemon, Hardemon, Harrell, Harrison, Henry, Ingoglia, Ingram, Jacobs (Deceased), Jacquet, Jenne, Jones, Killebrew, La Rosa, Latvala, Lee Jr. (L), Leek, Magar, Davis, Massullo, MD, McClain, McGhee, Mercado, Metz, Miller (A), Miller, Moraitis, Moskowitz, Newton, Nunez, Oliva, Payne, Peters, Pigman, Plakon, Plasencia, Ponder, Porter, Pritchett, Raburn, Raschein, Raulerson, Renner, Richardson, Rodrigues (R), Rommel, Roth, Russell, Santiago, Shaw, Silvers, Slosberg-King, Smith (C), Spano, Sprowls, Stafford, Stark, Stevenson, Stone, Sullivan, Toledo, Trumbull, Watson (B), Watson (C), White, Willhite, Williams, Williamson, Yarborough CS Sponsors: Judiciary Committee
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Summary
Groveland Four: Acknowledges grave injustices perpetrated against Charles Greenlee, Walter Irvin, Samuel Shepherd, & Ernest Thomas, aka "Groveland Four," apologizes to them & their families, & urges Governor & Cabinet to perform expedited clemency review of their cases & grant full pardons.
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committees of reference
   H Judiciary Committee
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Actions
02/03/17
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Filed
02/15/17
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Referred to Judiciary Committee; Rules & Policy Committee
02/15/17
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Now in Judiciary Committee
04/04/17
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On Committee agenda - Judiciary Committee, 04/06/17, 8:00 am, 404 H - PCS
04/06/17
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Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee; 16 Yeas, 0 Nays
04/07/17
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
04/11/17
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Reference to Rules & Policy Committee removed; Referred to Calendar
04/11/17
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
04/13/17
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/18/17
04/18/17
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Read Second Time; Adopted
04/18/17
SENATE
In Messages
04/19/17
SENATE
Received; Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules
04/27/17
SENATE
Withdrawn from Criminal Justice, Judiciary, Rules; Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading; Substituted for SB 0920; Read Second Time; Adopted
04/27/17
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Ordered enrolled
04/27/17
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Enrolled Text (ER) Filed
05/08/17
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Signed by Officers and filed with Secretary of State
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bill text & filed amendments
0631
Filed on 02/03/17
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Amendment 10000 PCS
Judiciary Committee
Filed on 04/04/17
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0631C1
Filed on 04/07/17
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
0631ER
Filed on 04/27/17
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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