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Introduced
02/13/2019
02/13/2019
In Committee
04/24/2019
04/24/2019
Crossed Over
04/23/2019
04/23/2019
Passed
Dead
05/03/2019
05/03/2019
Introduced Session
2019 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Revises definition of "crime" for purposes of crime victim assistance; increases maximum monetary reimbursement amount payable to certain medical providers.
AI Summary
This bill revises the definition of "crime" for the purposes of crime victim assistance to include a violation of Section 800.04, Florida Statutes, which prohibits lewd or lascivious offenses committed against minors. Additionally, the bill expands the definition of "crime" to include an act of intentionally touching the breasts, genitals, genital area, or buttocks of a person aged 16 or 17 years in a lewd or lascivious manner, or forcing or enticing such a person to touch the actor, when the act is without the person's consent and directly results in psychiatric or psychological injury. The bill also increases the maximum monetary reimbursement amount payable to certain medical providers for initial forensic physical examinations of victims of sexual battery or lewd or lascivious offenses from $500 to $1,000.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Justice
Sponsors (2)
Other Sponsors (1)
Judiciary Committee (House)
Last Action
Died in Criminal Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7125 (Ch. 2019-167) (on 05/03/2019)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/785 |
| Bill | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/785/BillText/c1/PDF |
| House Committee Amendment #385759 | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/785/Amendment/385759/PDF |
| Bill | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/785/BillText/Filed/PDF |
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