Battery upon Public Transit Workers
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SB 980 — Battery upon Public Transit Workers
Last action — Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Battery upon Public Transit Workers; Requiring certain public transit providers to post a specified sign concerning the penalty for committing a battery upon a transit worker by a specified date; requiring public transit providers to create and implement a risk reduction program by a specified date; authorizing programs to include the deployment of battery mitigation infrastructure and technology on public transit vehicles; including assault or battery on a public transit employee or agent within specified reclassified offenses, etc.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
42 added · 42 removed42 line(s) added, 42 removed.
Florida Senate - 2021 CS for SB 980 By Senatorthe PerryCommittee 8-01290-21 2021980__ A bill to be entitled An act relating to assaults on specifiedCriminal persons;Justice;
and Senator Perry 591-02345-21 2021980c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to battery upon public transit workers;
requiring certain public transit providers to post a specified sign concerning the penalty for assaultingcommitting a battery upon a transit worker by a specified date;
authorizing programs to include the deployment of assaultbattery mitigation infrastructure and technology on public transit vehicles;
increasing the penalty for assault on specified persons;
2019 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
2221 Section 1. Section 341.0611, Florida Statutes, is created to read:
ASSAULTINGCOMMITTING A BATTERY UPON A TRANSIT WORKER IS A FELONYCRIME PUNISHABLE BY UP TO 5 YEARS IN PRISON.” (2) By July 1, 2022, each public transit provider operating regularly scheduled transit service for the general public shall create and implement a risk reduction program.
The risk reduction program may include the deployment of assaultbattery mitigation infrastructure and technology on public transit vehicles, including barriers to restrict the unwanted entry of individuals and objects into public transit employees’ and agents’ workstations.
Section 2. The Legislature finds that public transit employees and agents may be subject to assaultbattery while performing their jobs.
The Legislature further finds and declares that this act fulfills an important state interest in protecting the safety of public transit employees and agents by requiring that each public transit provider operating regularly scheduled transit service conspicuously post signage that provides notification of the criminal penalties for assaultingcommitting a battery upon a public transit employee or agent and by creating and implementing a risk reduction program that includes conflict deescalation training.
(a) In the case of assault, from a misdemeanor of the second degree to a felony misdemeanor of the third first degree.
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Action History
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Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
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CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
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Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
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Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
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CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
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Introduced
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On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/02/21, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
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Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Appropriations
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Filed
Sponsors
- Perry · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Perry
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (163)
163 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 163 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No Party Affiliation | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (8)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Baxley | — | Yea |
| Gainer | — | Yea |
| Perry | — | Yea |
| Powell | — | Yea |
| Taddeo | — | Yea |
| Brandes | — | Yea |
| Pizzo, Jason W. B. | No Party Affiliation | Yea |
| Boyd, Jim | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 980 do?
- Battery upon Public Transit Workers; Requiring certain public transit providers to post a specified sign concerning the penalty for committing a battery upon a transit worker by a specified date; requiring public transit providers to create and implement a risk reduction program by a specified date; authorizing programs to include the deployment of battery mitigation infrastructure and technology on public transit vehicles; including assault or battery on a public transit employee or agent within specified reclassified offenses, etc.
- Who sponsors SB 980?
- SB 980 is sponsored by Perry.
- What is the current status of SB 980?
- This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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 SB 980?
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