2022 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

S0772: Protection of Victims and Witnesses

Legislative Summary

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.

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Bill History

11/2/2021
Filed
Senate
11/16/2021
Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Rules
Senate
1/6/2022
On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/11/22, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
Senate
1/11/2022
Introduced
Senate
1/11/2022
CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
Senate
1/13/2022
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
1/13/2022
Now in Judiciary
Senate
1/18/2022
CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time
Senate
1/26/2022
On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/31/22, 3:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
Senate
1/31/2022
Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
Senate
2/1/2022
Now in Rules
Senate
2/7/2022
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/10/22, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building
Senate
2/10/2022
CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 17 NAYS 0
Senate
2/11/2022
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
2/11/2022
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Senate
2/11/2022
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/17/22
Senate
2/16/2022
CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
Senate
2/17/2022
Read 2nd time
Senate
2/17/2022
Amendment(s) adopted (796990)
Senate
2/17/2022
Read 3rd time
Senate
2/17/2022
CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0
Senate
2/17/2022
Immediately certified
Senate
2/17/2022
In Messages
House of Representatives
2/24/2022
Bill referred to House Calendar
House of Representatives
2/24/2022
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/1/2022)
House of Representatives
2/24/2022
1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
House of Representatives
3/1/2022
Substituted for CS/CS/CS/HB 1439
House of Representatives
3/1/2022
Read 2nd time
House of Representatives
3/1/2022
Amendment 477311 adopted
House of Representatives
3/1/2022
Placed on 3rd reading
House of Representatives
3/1/2022
Added to Third Reading Calendar
House of Representatives
3/2/2022
Read 3rd time
House of Representatives
3/2/2022
CS passed as amended; YEAS 114, NAYS 1
House of Representatives
3/2/2022
In returning messages
Senate
3/12/2022
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
Senate
3/14/2022
Died in returning Messages
Senate

Amendments

Senate Floor Amendment #796990

2/16/2022Not Adopted

Senate Committee Amendment #578698

1/10/2022Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House: Third Reading RCS#671
3/2/2022
114
Yea
1
Nay
4
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Third Reading RCS#23
2/17/2022
38
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Rules
2/10/2022
17
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Judiciary
1/31/2022
10
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
1/11/2022
7
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Failed(3/14/2022)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Primary Sponsor

Manny Diaz
Manny Diaz
Republican

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text2/17/202223.7 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/11/202218.1 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/13/202217.8 KB
Introduced
Bill Text11/2/202118.5 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/4/2022192.4 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter2/11/2022440.7 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter2/8/2022391.4 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter1/31/2022391.3 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter1/28/2022391.3 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter1/13/2022389.5 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter1/10/2022303.5 KB