Bill Summary

HB 1653 Duties and Prohibited Acts Associated with Death (2024 Session)
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Sponsors
by Giallombardo Co Sponsors: López, J., Mooney, Jr. CS Sponsors: Criminal Justice Subcommittee
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Summary
Duties and Prohibited Acts Associated with Death: Authorizes report regarding specified deaths & circumstances to be made to law enforcement agency in addition to medical examiner; increases criminal penalty for failing or refusing to report death or for refusing to make available certain information with intent to conceal death or alter evidence & circumstances surrounding death; increases criminal penalty for willfully touching, removing, or disturbing body without order from office of district medical examiner with intent to conceal death or alter evidence & circumstances surrounding death. Effective Date: July 1, 2024
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committees of reference
   H Criminal Justice Subcommittee
   H Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
   H Judiciary Committee
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Actions
01/09/24
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Filed
01/13/24
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Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
01/13/24
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Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
01/23/24
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On Committee agenda - Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 01/25/24, 3:00 pm, 404 H
01/25/24
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Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; 17 Yeas, 0 Nays
01/26/24
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
01/29/24
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Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
02/01/24
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On Committee agenda - Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, 02/05/24, 2:30 pm, 17 H
02/05/24
HOUSE 
Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; 14 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/05/24
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Now in Judiciary Committee
02/09/24
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Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Criminal Justice Impact Conference, 02/12/24, 10:00 am, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken)
02/12/24
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On Committee agenda - Judiciary Committee, 02/14/24, 9:00 am, 404 H
02/14/24
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Favorable by Judiciary Committee; 19 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/14/24
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
02/26/24
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/29/24
02/29/24
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Read Second Time; Placed on Third Reading, 03/01/24
03/01/24
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Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 112 Yeas / 0 Nays)
03/01/24
SENATE
In Messages
03/01/24
SENATE
Received; Referred to Fiscal Policy
03/04/24
SENATE
Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy; Placed on Calendar, on 2nd Reading; Substituted for SB 0768; Read Second Time; Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 40 Yeas / 0 Nays)
03/04/24
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Ordered enrolled
03/04/24
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Enrolled Text (ER) Filed
04/16/24
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Signed by Officers and presented to Governor (Governor must act on this bill by 05/01/24)
04/26/24
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Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2024-135
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bill text & filed amendments
1653
Filed on 01/09/24
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Amendment 779839 DE
Giallombardo
Filed on 01/24/24
Adopted
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1653C1
Filed on 01/26/24
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
1653ER
Filed on 03/04/24
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
406.12
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