SB 294 (2020) -  Crimes Against Veterans

General Bill by Wright (CO-SPONSORS) Baxley
Crimes Against Veterans: Citing this act as the "Florida Veterans Protection Act"; providing an enhanced sentence for any person who commits aggravated white collar crimes against a certain number of veterans by obtaining or attempting to obtain a specified amount of money; providing criminal penalties, etc.
Effective Date: 10/01/2020
Last Event: 09/08/20 Chapter No. 2020-163 on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 2:06 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Military and Veterans Affairs and Space
    • On agenda for: 11/13/19 10:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 0
  • Criminal Justice
    • On agenda for: 01/14/20 2:30 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 4   Nays 0
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 01/29/20 1:30 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 16   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 167 Subject: Offenses Against Veterans Relationship: Identical

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 1/29/2020 3:49:51 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 1/27/2020 4:48:32 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 1/14/2020 6:01:26 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 1/13/2020 2:16:30 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Military and Veterans Affairs and Space 11/13/2019 11:41:48 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Military and Veterans Affairs and Space 11/12/2019 8:35:37 AM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: Senate Date: 03/04/2020 03:07 PM   Yeas: 40 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 4] Barcode:
Chamber: House Date: 03/10/2020 11:56 AM   Yeas: 116 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 659] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: Chapter No. 2020-163 Time: 09/08/2020 - 2:06 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Approved by Governor Time: 09/04/2020 - 4:04 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor Time: 09/04/2020 - 9:09 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: S Ordered enrolled -SJ 659 Time: 03/10/2020 - 1:17 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 03/10/2020 - 1:17 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0 Time: 03/10/2020 - 11:56 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 03/10/2020 - 11:55 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 03/09/2020 - 10:53 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading Time: 03/09/2020 - 10:10 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 03/09/2020 - 10:09 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/06/2020 - 9:54 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/9/2020) Time: 03/06/2020 - 7:40 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar Time: 03/06/2020 - 7:17 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H In Messages Time: 03/04/2020 - 3:47 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 410 Time: 03/04/2020 - 3:07 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Amendment(s) failed (940772) -SJ 409 Time: 03/04/2020 - 2:52 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 409 Time: 03/04/2020 - 2:41 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on 3rd reading Time: 03/03/2020 - 10:42 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 373 Time: 03/03/2020 - 10:40 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/03/20 -SJ 374 Time: 02/27/2020 - 3:32 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 01/29/2020 - 3:59 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -SJ 214 Time: 01/29/2020 - 2:56 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 01/29/20, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building Time: 01/24/2020 - 3:24 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S Now in Rules Time: 01/15/2020 - 8:03 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 -SJ 154 Time: 01/14/2020 - 4:15 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 24 Time: 01/14/2020 - 11:02 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/14/20, 2:30 pm, 37 Senate Building Time: 01/09/2020 - 4:00 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Now in Criminal Justice Time: 11/13/2019 - 2:13 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Military and Veterans Affairs and Space; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 132 Time: 11/13/2019 - 11:19 AM Member: Committee: Military and Veterans Affairs and Space Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Military and Veterans Affairs and Space, 11/13/19, 10:00 am, 37 Senate Building Time: 11/05/2019 - 4:38 PM Member: Committee: Military and Veterans Affairs and Space Version: __
Event: S Referred to Military and Veterans Affairs and Space; Criminal Justice; Rules -SJ 25 Time: 10/15/2019 - 9:04 AM Member: Committee: Military and Veterans Affairs and Space Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 09/16/2019 - 4:07 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
775.0844 HB 167