Florida 2021 Regular Session Status: Passed House

HB 527 — Visiting County and Municipal Detention Facilities

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Visiting County and Municipal Detention Facilities; Authorizes specified persons to visit county & municipal detention facilities.

Bill Text

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 527 2021 A bill to be entitled An act relating to visiting county and municipal detention facilities;
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 527 2021 A bill to be entitled An act relating to visiting county and municipal detention facilities;
prohibiting persons not otherwise authorized by law from entering such facilities;
providing exceptions;
prohibiting the unreasonable withholding of permission to enter such facilities from professional journalists or writers;
8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
951.225 Persons authorized to visit county and municipal detention facilities.—The following persons who are elected or appointed to serve the county or municipality in which the county or municipal detention facility is located may visit such facility at their pleasure:
951.225 Persons authorized to visit county and municipal detention facilities.— (1) The following persons who are elected or appointed to serve the county or municipality in which the county or municipal detention facility is located may visit such facility at their pleasure:
(1) Members of the governing body of the county or municipality.
(a) Members of the governing body of the county or municipality.
(2) Members of the Legislature.
(b) Members of the Legislature.
(3) State court judges.
(c) State court judges.
(4) The state attorney.
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(5) The public defender.
Words stricken are deletions;
(6) The regional counsel.
words underlined are additions.
hb0527-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 527 2021 (d) State attorneys.
(e) Public defenders.
(f) Regional counsels.
(2) A person not otherwise authorized by law may not enter a county or municipal detention facility except under such rules or regulations as the county and municipal detention facilities may prescribe.
Permission may not be unreasonably withheld from a person who gives sufficient evidence to the facility that he or she is a professional journalist, as defined in s.
90.5015, or a writer.
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Action History

  1. Died in Rules

  2. Received

  3. Referred to Rules

  4. Message sent to senate

  5. In Messages

  6. CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0

  7. Read 3rd time

  8. Added to Third Reading Calendar

  9. Placed on 3rd reading

  10. Read 2nd time

  11. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/21/2021)

  12. Added to Second Reading Calendar

  13. Bill referred to House Calendar

  14. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)

  15. CS Filed

  16. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

  17. Reported out of Judiciary Committee

  18. Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee

  19. Added to Judiciary Committee agenda

  20. Now in Judiciary Committee

  21. Reported out of Public Integrity & Elections Committee

  22. Favorable by Public Integrity & Elections Committee

  23. Added to Public Integrity & Elections Committee agenda

  24. Now in Public Integrity & Elections Committee

  25. Referred to Judiciary Committee

  26. Referred to Public Integrity & Elections Committee

  27. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

  28. CS Filed

  29. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

  30. Reported out of Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee

  31. Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee

  32. Added to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee agenda

  33. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  34. Now in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee

  35. Referred to Judiciary Committee

  36. Referred to Public Integrity & Elections Committee

  37. Referred to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee

  38. Filed

Sponsors

  • Benjamin · Primary

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Benjamin

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (163)

163 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Passage, Third Reading

Passed 115 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 52002
Republican 44002
Democrat 19001
Total 115005
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (120)
Member Party Vote
Alexander — Yea
Aloupis — Yea
Geller — Yea
Altman — Yea
Goff-Marcil — Yea
Renner — Yea
Grant — Yea
Roach — Yea
Bell — Yea
Grieco — Yea
Beltran — Yea
Hage — Yea
Benjamin — Yea
Hardy — Yea
Rommel — Yea
Roth — Yea
Hawkins — Yea
Sabatini — Yea
Brown — Yea
Ingoglia — Yea
Silvers — Yea
Jenne — Yea
Bush — Yea
Byrd — Yea
Killebrew — Yea
Slosberg — Yea
Caruso — Yea
Casello — Yea
Latvala — Yea
Learned — Yea
Sprowls — Yea
Clemons — Yea
Stevenson — Yea
Diamond — Yea
Mariano — Yea
Toledo — Yea
Tomkow — Yea
Drake — Yea
DuBose — Yea
McCurdy — Yea
Williamson — Yea
Fetterhoff — Yea
Fine — Yea
Fischer — Yea
Payne — Yea
Zika — Yea
Harding — Not Voting
Omphroy — Not Voting
Duran — Yea
Willhite — Yea
Morales — Yea
Williams — Yea
Fernandez-Barquin — Yea
Thompson, Geraldine F. "Geri" — Yea
Arrington, Kristen Aston Democrat Yea
Bartleman, Robin Democrat Yea
Chambliss, Kevin D. Democrat Yea
Daley, Dan Democrat Yea
Davis, Tracie Democrat Yea
Driskell, Fentrice Democrat Not Voting
Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. Democrat Yea
Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" Democrat Yea
Gregory, Emily Democrat Yea
Hart-Lowman, Dianne "Ms Dee" Democrat Yea
Hinson, Yvonne Hayes Democrat Yea
Hunschofsky, Christine Democrat Yea
Joseph, Dotie Democrat Yea
Nixon, Angela "Angie" Democrat Yea
Rayner, Michele K. Democrat Yea
Robinson, Felicia Simone Democrat Yea
Skidmore, Kelly Democrat Yea
Smith, Carlos Guillermo Democrat Yea
Tant, Allison Democrat Yea
Woodson, Marie Paule Democrat Yea
Andrade, Robert Alexander "Alex" Republican Yea
Barnaby, Webster Republican Yea
Borrero, David Republican Yea
Botana, Adam Republican Yea
Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" Republican Yea
Buchanan, James Republican Yea
Burton, Colleen Republican Yea
Busatta, Demi Republican Yea
Chaney, Linda Republican Not Voting
DiCeglie, Nick Republican Yea
Duggan, Wyman Republican Yea
Fabricio, Tom Republican Yea
Garrison, Sam Republican Yea
Giallombardo, Mike Republican Yea
Grall, Erin Republican Yea
Koster, Traci Republican Yea
LaMarca, Chip Republican Yea
Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" Republican Yea
Maggard, Randall Scott "Randy" Republican Yea
Maney, Patt Republican Yea
Massullo, Ralph E., Jr. Republican Yea
McClain, Stan Republican Yea
McClure, Lawrence Republican Yea
McFarland, Fiona Republican Yea
Melo, Lauren Republican Yea
Mooney Jr., James Vernon "Jim" Republican Yea
Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby" Republican Yea
Perez, Daniel Republican Yea
Persons-Mulicka, Jenna Republican Yea
Plakon, Rachel Saunders Republican Yea
Plasencia, Susan Republican Yea
Rizo, Alex Republican Yea
Robinson Jr., William Cloud "Will" Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Yea
Salzman, Michelle Republican Yea
Shoaf, Jason Republican Yea
Sirois, Tyler I. Republican Yea
Smith, David Republican Yea
Snyder, John Republican Yea
Trabulsy, Dana Republican Not Voting
Truenow, Keith L. Republican Yea
Trumbull, Jay Republican Yea
Tuck, Kaylee Republican Yea
Vacant Republican Yea
Valdés, Susan L. Republican Yea
Yarborough, Clay Republican Yea

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Favorable With Committee Substitute (Judiciary Committee)

Passed 18 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7001
Republican 7002
Democrat 4000
Total 18003
% of votes cast 86%0%0%14%
How each member voted (21)
Member Party Vote
Alexander — Not Voting
Byrd — Yea
Diamond — Yea
Fernandez-Barquin — Yea
Fetterhoff — Yea
Grieco — Yea
Learned — Yea
Roach — Yea
Driskell, Fentrice Democrat Yea
Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" Democrat Yea
Gregory, Emily Democrat Yea
Hart-Lowman, Dianne "Ms Dee" Democrat Yea
Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" Republican Yea
Busatta, Demi Republican Yea
Duggan, Wyman Republican Yea
Grall, Erin Republican Not Voting
Perez, Daniel Republican Yea
Plakon, Rachel Saunders Republican Yea
Salzman, Michelle Republican Yea
Snyder, John Republican Yea
Truenow, Keith L. Republican Not Voting

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Favorable (Public Integrity & Elections Committee)

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 5002
Unaffiliated 9000
Democrat 2000
Total 16002
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Byrd — Yea
Casello — Yea
Clemons — Yea
Ingoglia — Yea
Killebrew — Yea
Roach — Yea
Silvers — Yea
Stevenson — Yea
Thompson, Geraldine F. "Geri" — Yea
Davis, Tracie Democrat Yea
Tant, Allison Democrat Yea
Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" Republican Yea
Duggan, Wyman Republican Yea
Grall, Erin Republican Yea
Koster, Traci Republican Not Voting
Perez, Daniel Republican Not Voting
Smith, David Republican Yea
Valdés, Susan L. Republican Yea

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Favorable With Committee Substitute (Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee)

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 7000
Unaffiliated 8000
Democrat 2001
Total 17001
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Bush — Yea
Byrd — Yea
Fetterhoff — Yea
Grieco — Yea
Hage — Yea
Learned — Yea
Roach — Yea
Williams — Yea
Chambliss, Kevin D. Democrat Yea
Gregory, Emily Democrat Yea
Hart-Lowman, Dianne "Ms Dee" Democrat Not Voting
Barnaby, Webster Republican Yea
Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" Republican Yea
Busatta, Demi Republican Yea
Maney, Patt Republican Yea
Rizo, Alex Republican Yea
Snyder, John Republican Yea
Tuck, Kaylee Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 527 do?
Visiting County and Municipal Detention Facilities; Authorizes specified persons to visit county & municipal detention facilities.
Who sponsors HB 527?
HB 527 is sponsored by Benjamin.
What is the current status of HB 527?
This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 527?
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