CS/CS/HB 573 (2020) -  First Responders and Correctional Officers

General Bill by Judiciary Committee and Civil Justice Subcommittee and Casello and McClain (CO-SPONSORS) Brown; Bush; Caruso; Davis; Driskell; Fernandez-Barquin; Hill; Newton; Polo; Rodriguez, A. M.; Smith; Watson, C.; Webb; Zika
First Responders and Correctional Officers: Prohibiting certain persons who participate in peer support communication with a first responder from testifying or divulging specified information under certain circumstances; specifying that an allegation or complaint of misconduct against a law enforcement officer or a correctional officer may originate from any source; authorizing law enforcement and correctional agencies to request a separate agency to conduct an investigation of a complaint under certain circumstances, etc.
Effective Date: July 1, 2020
Last Event: Chapter No. 2020-104 on Monday, June 29, 2020 11:02 AM
Date Available for Final Passage: Thursday, March 12, 2020 11:20 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 453 Subject: Law Enforcement and Correctional Officers Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 160 Subject: Peer-to-peer Support for First Responders Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/SB 884 Subject: Law Enforcement and Correctional Officers Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Enrolled
  • Engrossed 2
  • Engrossed 1
    • D 559842 , Perry Date Filed: 03/10/20, Line#: 0 Senate: Replaced by Substitute 3/11/2020 5:41:37 PM
    • SD 910716 , Perry Date Filed: 03/10/20, Line#: 0 Senate: Adopted 03/11/2020 05:41 PM
    • House: Concur 03/12/2020 05:18 PM
  • Committee Substitute 2
    • A 877421 , Willhite Date Filed: 03/06/20, Line#: 19 House: Adopted 03/10/2020 11:20 AM
    • A 887751 , Drake Date Filed: 03/04/20, Line#: 72 House: Withdrawn 03/06/2020 09:37 AM
    • SA 562431 , Willhite Date Filed: 03/04/20, Line#: 14 House: Withdrawn 03/06/2020 09:37 AM
  • Committee Substitute 1
    • A 736665 , Casello (JDC) Date Filed: 02/17/20, Line#: 30 House(c): Adopted 02/18/2020 09:04 PM
    • A 100217 , Casello (JDC) Date Filed: 02/17/20, Line#: 62 House(c): Adopted 02/18/2020 09:04 PM
  • Original Filed Version
    • D 746281 , Casello (CJS) Date Filed: 01/28/20, Line#: 0 House(c): Adopted 01/29/2020 04:39 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Final Bill Analysis 6/29/2020 11:36:06 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Final Bill Analysis 3/24/2020 3:57:18 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Judiciary Committee 2/19/2020 5:49:28 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Judiciary Committee 2/14/2020 7:36:07 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Health & Human Services Committee 2/12/2020 3:08:55 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Health & Human Services Committee 2/11/2020 7:39:48 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee 1/30/2020 4:36:04 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee 1/27/2020 4:13:18 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: House Date: 03/10/2020 11:21 AM   Yeas: 118 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 648] Barcode:
Chamber: Senate Date: 03/12/2020 10:28 AM   Yeas: 39 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 15] Barcode:
Chamber: House Date: 03/12/2020 05:19 PM   Yeas: 115 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 750] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: Chapter No. 2020-104 Time: 06/29/2020 - 11:02 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Approved by Governor Time: 06/27/2020 - 6:02 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor Time: 06/17/2020 - 10:40 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 03/12/2020 - 6:44 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Ordered engrossed, then enrolled Time: 03/12/2020 - 5:19 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H CS passed as amended; YEAS 115, NAYS 0 Time: 03/12/2020 - 5:19 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Amendment 910716 Concur Time: 03/12/2020 - 5:18 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Added to Senate Message List Time: 03/12/2020 - 4:33 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H In Messages Time: 03/12/2020 - 11:12 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 732, 733 Time: 03/12/2020 - 10:28 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 732 Time: 03/12/2020 - 10:27 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Placed on 3rd reading Time: 03/11/2020 - 5:41 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Amendment(s) adopted (910716) -SJ 705 Time: 03/11/2020 - 5:41 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 704 Time: 03/11/2020 - 5:40 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Substituted for CS/CS/SB 160 -SJ 704 Time: 03/11/2020 - 5:40 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 03/11/2020 - 5:40 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Withdrawn from Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 704 Time: 03/11/2020 - 5:40 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: e1
Event: S Received -SJ 653 Time: 03/10/2020 - 9:28 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 653 Time: 03/10/2020 - 1:25 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: e1
Event: S In Messages Time: 03/10/2020 - 1:18 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 03/10/2020 - 1:17 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H CS passed as amended; YEAS 118, NAYS 0 Time: 03/10/2020 - 11:21 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Amendment 877421 adopted Time: 03/10/2020 - 11:20 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 03/10/2020 - 11:19 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Temporarily postponed, on 3rd Reading Time: 03/09/2020 - 9:11 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Amendment 877421 filed Time: 03/06/2020 - 7:51 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 03/06/2020 - 6:46 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading Time: 03/06/2020 - 6:33 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 03/06/2020 - 6:32 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Amendment 562431 withdrawn Time: 03/06/2020 - 9:37 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Amendment 887751 withdrawn Time: 03/06/2020 - 9:37 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Amendment 562431 withdrawn Time: 03/05/2020 - 2:13 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Amendment 562431 filed Time: 03/04/2020 - 6:57 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Amendment 887751 filed Time: 03/04/2020 - 4:19 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/6/2020) Time: 03/03/2020 - 7:19 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 02/20/2020 - 7:23 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar Time: 02/20/2020 - 7:23 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 02/19/2020 - 8:29 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H CS Filed Time: 02/19/2020 - 5:54 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) Time: 02/19/2020 - 5:54 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Reported out of Judiciary Committee Time: 02/19/2020 - 5:51 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: c1
Event: H Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee Time: 02/18/2020 - 9:04 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: c1
Event: H Added to Judiciary Committee agenda Time: 02/14/2020 - 4:28 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: c1
Event: H Now in Judiciary Committee Time: 02/12/2020 - 3:09 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: c1
Event: H Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee Time: 02/12/2020 - 3:09 PM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Committee Version: c1
Event: H Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee Time: 02/12/2020 - 1:17 PM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Committee Version: c1
Event: H Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda Time: 02/10/2020 - 4:06 PM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Committee Version: c1
Event: H Now in Health & Human Services Committee Time: 02/02/2020 - 4:10 PM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Committee Version: c1
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee Time: 02/02/2020 - 4:10 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: c1
Event: H Referred to Health & Human Services Committee Time: 02/02/2020 - 4:10 PM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Committee Version: c1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 01/31/2020 - 4:12 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H CS Filed Time: 01/30/2020 - 4:47 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) Time: 01/30/2020 - 4:47 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Civil Justice Subcommittee Time: 01/30/2020 - 4:39 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Favorable with CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee Time: 01/29/2020 - 4:39 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Added to Civil Justice Subcommittee agenda Time: 01/27/2020 - 4:03 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 01/14/2020 - 11:19 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee Time: 11/15/2019 - 10:49 AM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee Time: 11/15/2019 - 10:49 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Health & Human Services Committee Time: 11/15/2019 - 10:49 AM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee Time: 11/15/2019 - 10:49 AM Member: Committee: Civil Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 11/07/2019 - 10:44 AM Member: Casello Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
111.09 CS/CS/SB 160
112.531 CS/HB 453, CS/SB 884
112.532 CS/HB 453, CS/SB 884
112.533 CS/SB 884