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  • Introduced
    Jan 28, 2025
  • Passed House
    Apr 16, 2025
  • Passed Senate
  • Signed into Law
HB 279
Florida House Bill
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False Reporting; Provides enhanced criminal penalties for specified violation relating to use of emergency communications services which results in great bodily harm, permanent disfigurement, permanent disability, or death; revises requirements for specified violation relating to continued misuse of emergency communications services; provides that conviction includes determination of guilt regardless of whether adjudication is withheld or plea of nolo contendere is entered; requires courts to order person convicted of violation to pay costs of prosecution & investigation & restitution for certain damages & injuries; requires courts to order person convicted of violation to pay costs of prosecution & investigation & restitution for certain damages & injuries; ranking offenses on offense severity ranking chart of Criminal Punishment Code.
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Senate • Apr 16, 2025: Referred to Rules
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  • Apr 16, 2025 | Senate
    • In Messages
    • Referred to Rules
  • Apr 16, 2025 | House
    • Read 2nd time
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    • Added to Third Reading Calendar
    • Read 3rd time
    • CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0
  • Apr 10, 2025 | House
    • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/16/2025)
  • Apr 09, 2025 | House
    • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
  • Apr 08, 2025 | House
    • Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
    • Reported out of Judiciary Committee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
  • Apr 04, 2025 | House
    • PCS added to Judiciary Committee agenda
  • Mar 20, 2025 | House
    • Reported out of Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
    • Now in Judiciary Committee
  • Mar 19, 2025 | House
    • Favorable by Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
  • Mar 17, 2025 | House
    • Added to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee agenda
  • Mar 14, 2025 | House
    • Referred to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
    • Referred to Judiciary Committee
    • Now in Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
  • Mar 13, 2025 | House
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  • Mar 12, 2025 | House
    • Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
    • Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  • Mar 10, 2025 | House
    • Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
  • Mar 04, 2025 | House
    • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  • Feb 06, 2025 | House
    • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
    • Referred to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
    • Referred to Judiciary Committee
    • Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  • Jan 28, 2025 | House
    • Filed