HB 837 -  Cold Case Murders

General Bill by Benjamin
Cold Case Murders: Requires law enforcement agencies to review certain cold cases upon receiving written application from designated person & make specified determination; provides requirements for such reviews; requires law enforcement agencies to conduct full reinvestigation of cold case; provides requirements for such reinvestigations; requires certain procedures to ensure compliance; requires law enforcement agencies to provide specified training; requires law enforcement agencies to provide written confirmation of receipt of application; requires written explanation of reason or reasons for denial; provides timeframe & notice requirements; requires law enforcement agencie to report certain data to Global Forensic & Justice Center at FIU; requires coordination between law enforcement agencies if more than one law enforcement agency conducted initial investigation;; authorizes medical examiner to issue death certificates with nonspecific causes of death & manner of murder.
Effective Date: July 1, 2025
Last Event: Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee on Friday, March 8, 2024 2:25 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

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Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/SB 350 Subject: Cold Case Murders Relationship: Similar

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee Time: 03/08/2024 - 2:25 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 01/09/2024 - 11:31 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee Time: 12/27/2023 - 10:23 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee Time: 12/27/2023 - 10:23 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Time: 12/27/2023 - 10:23 PM Member: Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee Time: 12/27/2023 - 10:23 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 12/12/2023 - 12:47 PM Member: Benjamin Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
782.41 CS/SB 350