CS/SB 474 -  Public Records/Suicide Victims

General Bill by Governmental Oversight and Accountability and Grall (CO-SPONSORS) Book
Public Records/Suicide Victims: Defining the term “suicide of a person”; creating an exemption from public records requirements for a photograph or video or audio recording of the suicide of a person; providing exceptions; requiring that any viewing, copying, listening to, or other handling of such photograph or video or audio recording be under the direct supervision of the custodian of the record or his or her designee; creating an exemption from public records requirements for autopsy reports of suicide victims; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.
Effective Date: 03/22/2024
Last Event: 03/22/24 Chapter No. 2024-18 on Friday, March 22, 2024 2:12 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    • On agenda for: 12/13/23 11:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 0
  • Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    • On agenda for: 01/16/24 11:00 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 5   Nays 0
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 01/30/24 3:30 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 18   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 529 Subject: Pub. Rec./Photographs, Recordings, and Reports of Autopsies of Suicide Victims Relationship: Identical

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 1/30/2024 7:39:00 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 1/29/2024 12:30:33 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability 1/17/2024 10:03:10 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability 1/12/2024 10:41:00 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 12/14/2023 4:21:34 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 12/12/2023 11:00:01 AM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: Senate Date: 02/14/2024 03:04 PM   Yeas: 39 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 10] Barcode:
Chamber: House Date: 03/05/2024 11:45 AM   Yeas: 113 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 828] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: Chapter No. 2024-18 Time: 03/22/2024 - 2:12 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Approved by Governor Time: 03/22/2024 - 2:09 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor Time: 03/19/2024 - 11:11 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 03/05/2024 - 12:17 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Ordered enrolled Time: 03/05/2024 - 12:14 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H CS passed; YEAS 113, NAYS 0 Time: 03/05/2024 - 11:45 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 03/05/2024 - 11:45 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 03/04/2024 - 3:31 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading Time: 03/04/2024 - 1:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 03/04/2024 - 1:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/01/2024 - 9:20 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/4/2024) Time: 03/01/2024 - 6:29 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar Time: 03/01/2024 - 5:47 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H In Messages Time: 02/14/2024 - 4:34 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Immediately certified -SJ 391 Time: 02/14/2024 - 4:07 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 388 Time: 02/14/2024 - 3:04 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 388 Time: 02/14/2024 - 3:01 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 388 Time: 02/14/2024 - 3:00 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/14/24 Time: 02/08/2024 - 5:16 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 01/31/2024 - 8:34 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 Time: 01/30/2024 - 5:22 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 01/30/24, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 01/25/2024 - 3:15 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Now in Rules Time: 01/18/2024 - 7:31 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time Time: 01/17/2024 - 4:14 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 01/17/2024 - 10:38 AM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: c1
Event: S CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 Time: 01/16/2024 - 11:58 AM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 01/16/24, 11:00 am, 37 Senate Building Time: 01/11/2024 - 3:06 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: __
Event: S Introduced Time: 01/09/2024 - 9:37 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability Time: 12/14/2023 - 4:25 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Oversight and Accountability Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 Time: 12/13/2023 - 11:34 AM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 12/13/23, 11:00 am, 37 Senate Building Time: 12/04/2023 - 12:57 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: __
Event: S Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules Time: 11/28/2023 - 8:08 AM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 11/15/2023 - 11:26 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
119.071 SB 76, SB 82, CS/HB 103, CS/CS/HB 185, SB 286, SB 308, HB 319, CS/SB 320*, HB 375, CS/HB 379, CS/HB 529, SB 548, CS/SB 692, CS/SB 712, HB 811, CS/SB 862, HB 869, SB 906, CS/HB 983, CS/CS/CS/HB 1065, CS/SB 1176, CS/CS/CS/SB 1224, HB 1237, SB 1272, SB 1298, HB 1391, HB 1607, SB 1632, SB 7030, HB 7031, HB 7037, HB 7043
406.135 CS/HB 529

(*) Not the latest version