CS/CS/SB 772 (2022) -  Protection of Victims and Witnesses

General Bill by Rules and Children, Families, and Elder Affairs and Diaz (CO-SPONSORS) Perry
Protection of Victims and Witnesses: Revising the standard for orders to protect certain testifying victims and witnesses; prohibiting depositions of certain victims and witnesses in certain proceedings without a showing of good cause; revising factors to be considered by a court in a motion seeking to protect a victim or witness; requiring the court to appoint a guardian ad litem or other advocate for the deponent under certain circumstances; creating the Statewide Data Repository for Anonymous Human Trafficking Data at the University of South Florida, etc.
Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Event: 03/14/22 S Died in returning Messages on Monday, March 14, 2022 1:02 PM
Date Available for Final Passage: Thursday, March 03, 2022 5:25 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    • On agenda for: 01/11/22 1:30 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 0
  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 01/31/22 3:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 10   Nays 0
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 02/10/22 11:00 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 17   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/CS/HB 1439 Subject: Prostitution, Lewdness, Human Trafficking, and Public Lodging Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/SB 1852 Subject: Reduction of Human Trafficking Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Engrossed 1
    • A 477311 , Toledo Date Filed: 02/25/22, Line#: 31 House: Adopted 03/01/2022 05:25 PM
    • A 351627 , Gottlieb Date Filed: 02/25/22, Line#: 70 House: Withdrawn 02/28/2022 11:49 AM
    • A 557903 , Grieco Date Filed: 02/25/22, Line#: 70 House: Withdrawn 03/01/2022 10:41 AM
  • Committee Substitute 2
    • A 796990 , Diaz Date Filed: 02/16/22, Line#: 72 Senate: Adopted 2/17/2022 2:24:53 PM
  • Committee Substitute 1
    • A 413494 , Rules, Diaz Date Filed: 02/08/22, Line#: 40 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 02/10/2022 03:07 PM
    • AA 144340 , Rules, Diaz Date Filed: 02/09/22, Line#: 46 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 02/10/2022 03:07 PM
  • Original Filed Version
    • A 578698 , Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, Diaz Date Filed: 01/10/22, Line#: 184 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 01/13/2022 04:09 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 2/11/2022 11:40:56 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 2/8/2022 5:17:11 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 1/31/2022 6:28:16 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 1/28/2022 2:42:55 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 1/13/2022 9:57:07 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 1/10/2022 1:35:27 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: Senate Date: 02/17/2022 02:25 PM   Yeas: 38 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 23] Barcode:
Chamber: House Date: 03/02/2022 05:20 PM   Yeas: 114 Nays: 1 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 671] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in returning Messages Time: 03/14/2022 - 1:02 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/12/2022 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S In returning messages Time: 03/02/2022 - 5:53 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 03/02/2022 - 5:48 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H CS passed as amended; YEAS 114, NAYS 1 Time: 03/02/2022 - 5:20 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 03/02/2022 - 5:16 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 03/01/2022 - 6:10 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading Time: 03/01/2022 - 5:25 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Amendment 477311 adopted Time: 03/01/2022 - 5:25 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 03/01/2022 - 5:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Substituted for CS/CS/CS/HB 1439 Time: 03/01/2022 - 5:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: c3
Event: H Amendment 557903 withdrawn Time: 03/01/2022 - 10:41 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Amendment 351627 withdrawn Time: 02/28/2022 - 11:49 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Amendment 557903 filed Time: 02/25/2022 - 3:22 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Amendment 351627 filed Time: 02/25/2022 - 1:26 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Amendment 477311 filed Time: 02/25/2022 - 12:19 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 02/24/2022 - 8:01 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/1/2022) Time: 02/24/2022 - 7:57 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar Time: 02/24/2022 - 6:27 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H In Messages Time: 02/17/2022 - 4:34 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Immediately certified -SJ 426 Time: 02/17/2022 - 3:29 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 420 Time: 02/17/2022 - 2:26 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 420 Time: 02/17/2022 - 2:25 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Amendment(s) adopted (796990) -SJ 418 Time: 02/17/2022 - 2:25 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 418 Time: 02/17/2022 - 2:24 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by Rules read 1st time -SJ 377 Time: 02/16/2022 - 8:58 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/17/22 -SJ 426 Time: 02/11/2022 - 4:30 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 02/11/2022 - 4:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 02/11/2022 - 12:06 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -SJ 370 Time: 02/10/2022 - 1:48 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/10/22, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 02/07/2022 - 2:25 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Now in Rules Time: 02/01/2022 - 7:35 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 243 Time: 01/31/2022 - 5:25 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/31/22, 3:00 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 01/26/2022 - 2:14 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 174 Time: 01/18/2022 - 4:22 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: c1
Event: S Now in Judiciary Time: 01/13/2022 - 5:10 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 01/13/2022 - 4:12 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: c1
Event: S CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 116 Time: 01/11/2022 - 3:47 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 50 Time: 01/11/2022 - 11:01 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/11/22, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building Time: 01/06/2022 - 1:52 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: __
Event: S Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 50 Time: 11/16/2021 - 2:19 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 11/02/2021 - 2:04 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
92.55
1004.343 CS/CS/CS/HB 1439, CS/SB 1852