Bill Summary

SB 772 Protection of Victims and Witnesses (2022 Session)
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Sponsors
by Diaz Co Sponsors: Perry CS Sponsors: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, Rules
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Summary
Protection of Victims and Witnesses; Revising the standard for orders to protect certain testifying victims and witnesses; prohibiting depositions of certain victims and witnesses in certain proceedings without a showing of good cause; revising factors to be considered by a court in a motion seeking to protect a victim or witness; requiring the court to appoint a guardian ad litem or other advocate for the deponent under certain circumstances; creating the Statewide Data Repository for Anonymous Human Trafficking Data at the University of South Florida, etc. Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
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committees of reference
   S Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
   S Judiciary
   S Rules
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Actions
11/02/21
SENATE
Filed
11/16/21
SENATE
Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Rules
01/06/22
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/11/22, 1:30 pm, 37 S
01/11/22
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; 7 Yeas, 0 Nays
01/13/22
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
01/13/22
SENATE
Now in Judiciary
01/26/22
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Judiciary, 01/31/22, 3:00 pm, 412 K
01/31/22
SENATE
Favorable by Judiciary; 10 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/01/22
SENATE
Now in Rules
02/07/22
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Rules, 02/10/22, 11:00 am, 412 K
02/10/22
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Rules; 17 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/10/22
SENATE
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/17/22 - If Received
02/11/22
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C2) Filed
02/11/22
SENATE
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
02/17/22
SENATE
Read Second Time; Amendment Adopted (796990); Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 38 Yeas / 0 Nays); Immediately certified
02/17/22
SENATE
Engrossed Text (E1) Filed
02/17/22
HOUSE 
In Messages
02/24/22
HOUSE 
Referred to House Calendar
02/24/22
HOUSE 
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/22
03/01/22
HOUSE 
Substituted for HB 1439; Read Second Time; Amendment Adopted (477311); Placed on Third Reading, 03/02/22
03/02/22
HOUSE 
Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 114 Yeas / 1 Nay)
03/02/22
SENATE
In returning messages
03/12/22
SENATE
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
03/14/22
SENATE
Died in returning Messages
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bill text & filed amendments
0772
Filed on 11/02/21
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Amendment 578698
Diaz
Filed on 01/10/22
Replaced by CS
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0772C1
Filed on 01/13/22
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Amendment 413494
Diaz
Filed on 02/08/22
Replaced by CS
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Amendment 144340 AA
Diaz
Filed on 02/09/22
Replaced by CS
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0772C2
Filed on 02/11/22
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Amendment 796990
Diaz
Filed on 02/16/22
Adopted on 2nd Reading
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0772E1
Filed on 02/17/22
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Amendment 477311
Toledo
Filed on 02/25/22
Adopted on 2nd Reading
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Amendment 351627
Gottlieb
Filed on 02/25/22
Withdrawn
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Amendment 557903
Grieco
Filed on 02/25/22
Withdrawn
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Statute Citations
92.55
1004.343
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