2025 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

S0694: Cold Case Murders

Legislative Summary

Citing this act as "The Decker Act"; requiring the heads of law enforcement agencies or their designees to review certain cold cases and make a specified determination upon receiving a written application from a designated person; requiring law enforcement agencies to conduct a full reinvestigation of a cold case under certain circumstances; requiring law enforcement agencies to provide specified training; requiring law enforcement agencies, by a specified date and periodically thereafter, to report certain data to the Global Forensic and Justice Center at Florida International University, etc.

Demographic Impact

Overall analysis of equity impact

70% Positive
High ConfidenceView detailed demographic breakdown ↓

Unlock Full Demographic Insights

Go beyond the overall score.

Gain a deeper understanding of this bill's potential impact across diverse communities, including detailed breakdowns by category and subgroup. Access to this granular analysis helps ensure equitable outcomes.

Enable full analysis features for your organization.

Contact Sales to Learn More

Or email us directly at sales@legiequity.us.

Bill History

2/13/2025
Filed
Senate
2/25/2025
Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
Senate
3/4/2025
Introduced
Senate
5/3/2025
Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
Senate

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/13/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text2/13/202523.5 KB