2024 Regular Session • Florida Legislature
S0768: Duties and Prohibited Acts Associated with Death
Legislative Summary
Authorizing that a report regarding specified deaths and circumstances be made to a certain law enforcement agency in addition to the district medical examiner; increasing the criminal penalty for persons who fail or refuse to report a death or who refuse to make available certain information with the intent to conceal the death or alter the evidence and circumstances surrounding the death, etc.
Bill History
12/6/2023
Filed
Senate
12/15/2023
Referred to Criminal Justice; Health Policy; Fiscal Policy
Senate
1/9/2024
Introduced
Senate
1/11/2024
On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/16/24, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
Senate
1/16/2024
Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
Senate
1/16/2024
Now in Health Policy
Senate
2/1/2024
On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 02/06/24, 11:30 am, 412 Knott Building
Senate
2/6/2024
CS by Health Policy; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
Senate
2/7/2024
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
2/8/2024
Now in Fiscal Policy
Senate
2/8/2024
CS by Health Policy read 1st time
Senate
2/12/2024
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/15/24, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
Senate
2/15/2024
Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 17 NAYS 0
Senate
2/16/2024
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Senate
2/29/2024
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/24
Senate
3/4/2024
Read 2nd time
Senate
3/4/2024
Substituted CS/HB 1653
Senate
3/4/2024
Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 1653
Senate
Amendments
Senate Committee Amendment #581312
2/5/2024Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Senate Fiscal Policy
2/15/2024
17
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Health Policy
2/6/2024
10
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Criminal Justice
1/16/2024
7
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(12/6/2023)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor

Linda Stewart
Democrat