CS/SB 232 (2023) -  Exploitation of Vulnerable Persons

General Bill by Criminal Justice and Garcia
Exploitation of Vulnerable Persons: Specifying conditions under which a person commits exploitation of a person 65 years of age or older; providing criminal penalties for violations of the act; specifying that not knowing the age of a victim is not a defense to such crime; authorizing persons who are in imminent danger of exploitation to petition for an injunction for protection; providing time limitations for commencing prosecution for violations of the act, etc.
Effective Date: 10/01/2023
Last Event: 05/26/23 Chapter No. 2023-133 on Friday, May 26, 2023 11:17 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Criminal Justice
    • On agenda for: 03/13/23 3:30 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 0
  • Fiscal Policy
    • On agenda for: 03/23/23 8:30 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 19   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 603 Subject: Exploitation of Vulnerable Persons Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Fiscal Policy 3/23/2023 1:47:04 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Fiscal Policy 3/22/2023 8:27:30 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 3/14/2023 1:03:38 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 3/10/2023 3:02:18 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: Senate Date: 04/11/2023 05:25 PM   Yeas: 38 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 12] Barcode:
Chamber: House Date: 05/03/2023 01:33 PM   Yeas: 115 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 445] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: Chapter No. 2023-133 Time: 05/26/2023 - 11:17 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Approved by Governor Time: 05/25/2023 - 5:45 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor Time: 05/16/2023 - 9:08 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 05/03/2023 - 2:16 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Ordered enrolled Time: 05/03/2023 - 2:14 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0 Time: 05/03/2023 - 1:33 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 05/03/2023 - 1:33 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 05/02/2023 - 10:39 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading Time: 05/02/2023 - 9:24 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 05/02/2023 - 9:23 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 05/01/2023 - 8:45 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (5/2/2023) Time: 05/01/2023 - 6:00 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar Time: 05/01/2023 - 5:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H In Messages Time: 04/12/2023 - 4:50 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 362 Time: 04/11/2023 - 5:25 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 361 Time: 04/11/2023 - 5:24 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Amendment(s) adopted (415238) -SJ 360 Time: 04/11/2023 - 5:23 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 360 Time: 04/11/2023 - 5:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/11/23 Time: 04/05/2023 - 12:42 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 03/23/2023 - 2:31 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 Time: 03/23/2023 - 11:50 AM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/23/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 03/20/2023 - 2:25 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: c1
Event: S CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time Time: 03/15/2023 - 4:27 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: c1
Event: S Now in Fiscal Policy Time: 03/15/2023 - 2:11 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: c1
Event: S Remaining references corrected to Fiscal Policy Time: 03/15/2023 - 2:11 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: c1
Event: S Original reference(s) removed: Judiciary Time: 03/15/2023 - 2:11 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 03/14/2023 - 4:18 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 Time: 03/13/2023 - 5:31 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/13/23, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building Time: 03/08/2023 - 4:36 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Introduced Time: 03/07/2023 - 10:45 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Fiscal Policy Time: 02/09/2023 - 5:20 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 02/01/2023 - 8:50 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
775.15 CS/SB 424, CS/HB 521, CS/HB 603
817.5695 CS/HB 603
825.1035 CS/HB 603
825.1036 CS/HB 603
921.0022 CS/SB 150, CS/SB 180, HB 187, SB 208, HB 245, CS/CS/HB 253, CS/CS/CS/SB 280, CS/CS/HB 365, CS/HB 431, CS/SB 486, CS/HB 543, CS/HB 603, CS/HB 659, CS/HB 1047, CS/HB 1233*, CS/SB 1334, CS/HB 1375, CS/SB 1456, CS/HB 1465, SB 1520, SB 1522, SB 1576

(*) Not the latest version