Florida 2023 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 4 R · 3 D cosponsors

HB 67 — Protection of Specified Personnel

Last action — Chapter No. 2023-194

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 19, 2022. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Ron DeSantis (Republican) on June 05, 2023.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 10 sponsors

    3 primary, 7 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (4 R · 3 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

Protection of Specified Personnel; Requires violation to be committed with specified intent; prohibits specified threats against justice, judicial assistant, clerk of court, or clerk personnel or family member of such person; prohibits specified harassment of certain personnel with intent to intimidate or coerce such person to perform or refrain from performing lawful duty.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Chapter No. 2023-194

  2. Approved by Governor

  3. Signed by Officers and presented to Governor

  4. Ordered enrolled

  5. In Messages

  6. CS passed; YEAS 34 NAYS 0

  7. Read 3rd time

  8. Read 2nd time

  9. Substituted for CS/CS/SB 174

  10. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  11. Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy

  12. Received

  13. Referred to Fiscal Policy

  14. In Messages

  15. CS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0

  16. Read 3rd time

  17. Added to Third Reading Calendar

  18. Read 2nd time

  19. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/27/2023)

  20. Added to Second Reading Calendar

  21. Bill referred to House Calendar

  22. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)

  23. CS Filed

  24. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

  25. Reported out of Judiciary Committee

  26. Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee

  27. Added to Judiciary Committee agenda

  28. Now in Judiciary Committee

  29. Reported out of Justice Appropriations Subcommittee

  30. Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee

  31. Added to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee agenda

  32. Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee

  33. Referred to Judiciary Committee

  34. Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee

  35. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

  36. CS Filed

  37. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

  38. Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  39. Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  40. PCS added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda

  41. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  42. Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  43. Referred to Judiciary Committee

  44. Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee

  45. Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  46. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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3 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 154 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (7)

Not signed on (154)

154 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

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Votes

Third Reading

Passed 34 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 19003
Democrat 6000
Unaffiliated 8003
No Party Affiliation 1000
Total 34006
% of votes cast 85%0%0%15%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Powell — Yea
Baxley — Yea
Book — Yea
Ingoglia — Yea
Torres — Yea
Collins — Yea
Perry — Yea
Stewart — Not Voting
Hutson — Not Voting
Broxson — Not Voting
Thompson, Geraldine F. "Geri" — Yea
Berman, Lori Democrat Yea
Davis, Tracie Democrat Yea
Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" Democrat Yea
Osgood, Rosalind Democrat Yea
Polsky, Tina Scott Democrat Yea
Rouson, Darryl Ervin Democrat Yea
Pizzo, Jason W. B. No Party Affiliation Yea
Albritton, Ben Republican Yea
Boyd, Jim Republican Yea
Bradley, Jennifer Republican Yea
Brodeur, Jason Republican Yea
Burgess, Danny Republican Yea
Burton, Colleen Republican Yea
Calatayud, Alexis Republican Yea
DiCeglie, Nick Republican Yea
Garcia, Ileana Republican Yea
Grall, Erin Republican Yea
Gruters, Joe Republican Yea
Harrell, Gayle Republican Yea
Hooper, Ed Republican Yea
Martin, Jonathan Republican Not Voting
Mayfield, Debbie Republican Yea
Passidomo, Kathleen Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Ana Maria Republican Yea
Simon, Corey Republican Yea
Trumbull, Jay Republican Not Voting
Vacant Republican Not Voting
Wright, Tom A. Republican Yea
Yarborough, Clay Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Passage, Third Reading

Passed 114 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 61003
Democrat 28000
Unaffiliated 25002
Total 114005
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (119)
Member Party Vote
Altman — Yea
Payne — Yea
Amesty — Yea
Fernandez-Barquin — Yea
Rayner-Goolsby — Yea
Renner — Yea
Roach — Yea
Bell — Yea
Grant — Yea
Rommel — Yea
Beltran — Yea
Roth — Yea
Benjamin — Yea
Rudman — Yea
Killebrew — Yea
Stevenson — Yea
Temple — Yea
Casello — Yea
Tomkow — Yea
Clemons — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Williams — Yea
Fine — Not Voting
Caruso — Not Voting
Hawkins — Yea
Silvers — Yea
Lopez, V. — Yea
Antone, Bruce Hadley Democrat Yea
Arrington, Kristen Aston Democrat Yea
Bartleman, Robin Democrat Yea
Bracy Davis, LaVon Democrat Yea
Campbell, Daryl Democrat Yea
Chambliss, Kevin D. Democrat Yea
Cross, Lindsay Democrat Yea
Daley, Dan Democrat Yea
Daniels, Kimberly Democrat Yea
Driskell, Fentrice Democrat Yea
Dunkley, Lisa Democrat Yea
Edmonds, Jervonte "Tae" Democrat Yea
Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. Democrat Yea
Franklin II, Gallop Democrat Yea
Gantt, Ashley Viola Democrat Yea
Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" Democrat Yea
Gregory, Emily Democrat Yea
Harris, Jennifer "Rita" Democrat Yea
Hart-Lowman, Dianne "Ms Dee" Democrat Yea
Hinson, Yvonne Hayes Democrat Yea
Hunschofsky, Christine Democrat Yea
Joseph, Dotie Democrat Yea
López, Johanna Democrat Yea
Nixon, Angela "Angie" Democrat Yea
Robinson, Felicia Simone Democrat Yea
Skidmore, Kelly Democrat Yea
Tant, Allison Democrat Yea
Woodson, Marie Paule Democrat Yea
Abbott, Shane G. Republican Yea
Alvarez, Daniel Antonio "Danny" Republican Yea
Anderson, Adam Republican Yea
Andrade, Robert Alexander "Alex" Republican Yea
Baker, Jessica Republican Yea
Bankson, Douglas Michael "Doug" Republican Yea
Barnaby, Webster Republican Yea
Basabe, Fabián Republican Yea
Berfield, Kimberly Republican Yea
Black, Dean Republican Yea
Borrero, David Republican Yea
Botana, Adam Republican Yea
Brackett, Robert A. "Robbie" Republican Yea
Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" Republican Yea
Buchanan, James Republican Yea
Busatta, Demi Republican Yea
Canady, Jennifer Republican Yea
Cassel, Hillary Republican Yea
Chaney, Linda Republican Yea
Duggan, Wyman Republican Yea
Esposito, Tiffany Republican Yea
Fabricio, Tom Republican Yea
Garcia, Ileana Republican Yea
Garrison, Sam Republican Yea
Giallombardo, Mike Republican Yea
Gonzalez Pittman, Karen Republican Yea
Gossett-Seidman, Peggy Republican Yea
Griffitts Jr., Philip Wayne "Griff" Republican Yea
Holcomb, Jeff Republican Yea
Jacques, Berny 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 Not Voting
Melo, Lauren Republican Yea
Michael, Kiyan Republican Yea
Mooney Jr., James Vernon "Jim" Republican Not Voting
Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby" Republican Yea
Perez, Daniel Republican Yea
Persons-Mulicka, Jenna Republican Yea
Plakon, Rachel Saunders Republican Yea
Plasencia, Susan Republican Yea
Porras, Juan Carlos Republican Yea
Rizo, Alex Republican Yea
Robinson Jr., William Cloud "Will" Republican Yea
Salzman, Michelle Republican Not Voting
Shoaf, Jason Republican Yea
Sirois, Tyler I. Republican Yea
Smith, David Republican Yea
Snyder, John Republican Yea
Stark, Paula A. Republican Yea
Steele, Kevin M. Republican Yea
Trabulsy, Dana Republican Yea
Tramont, Chase Republican Yea
Truenow, Keith L. Republican Yea
Tuck, Kaylee Republican Yea
Valdés, Susan L. Republican Yea
Yarkosky, Taylor Michael Republican Yea
Yeager, Bradford Troy "Brad" Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Favorable With Committee Substitute (Judiciary Committee)

Passed 20 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 2000
Democrat 7001
Republican 11003
Total 20004
% of votes cast 83%0%0%17%
How each member voted (24)
Member Party Vote
Altman — Yea
Payne — Yea
Arrington, Kristen Aston Democrat Yea
Bracy Davis, LaVon Democrat Yea
Chambliss, Kevin D. Democrat Yea
Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" Democrat Yea
Gregory, Emily Democrat Yea
Hart-Lowman, Dianne "Ms Dee" Democrat Yea
Hinson, Yvonne Hayes Democrat Not Voting
López, Johanna Democrat Yea
Barnaby, Webster Republican Yea
Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" Republican Yea
Fabricio, Tom Republican Yea
Giallombardo, Mike Republican Yea
Jacques, Berny Republican Yea
Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" Republican Not Voting
Maggard, Randall Scott "Randy" Republican Yea
Maney, Patt Republican Yea
Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby" Republican Yea
Robinson Jr., William Cloud "Will" Republican Yea
Snyder, John Republican Not Voting
Stark, Paula A. Republican Yea
Tramont, Chase Republican Not Voting
Truenow, Keith L. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Favorable (Justice Appropriations Subcommittee)

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 3000
Democrat 3000
Republican 9000
Total 15000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Beltran — Yea
Fernandez-Barquin — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Bracy Davis, LaVon Democrat Yea
Campbell, Daryl Democrat Yea
Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" Democrat Yea
Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" Republican Yea
Duggan, Wyman Republican Yea
Fabricio, Tom Republican Yea
Jacques, Berny Republican Yea
Sirois, Tyler I. Republican Yea
Smith, David Republican Yea
Snyder, John Republican Yea
Stark, Paula A. Republican Yea
Valdés, Susan L. Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Favorable With Amendment(s) (Criminal Justice Subcommittee)

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 13000
Democrat 3000
Unaffiliated 1001
Total 17001
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Casello — Yea
Silvers — Not Voting
Bracy Davis, LaVon Democrat Yea
Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" Democrat Yea
Rayner, Michele K. Democrat Yea
Abbott, Shane G. Republican Yea
Baker, Jessica Republican Yea
Barnaby, Webster Republican Yea
Brackett, Robert A. "Robbie" Republican Yea
Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" Republican Yea
Garcia, Ileana Republican Yea
Jacques, Berny Republican Yea
Michael, Kiyan Republican Yea
Plakon, Rachel Saunders Republican Yea
Stark, Paula A. Republican Yea
Truenow, Keith L. Republican Yea
Tuck, Kaylee Republican Yea
Yarkosky, Taylor Michael Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 67 do?
Protection of Specified Personnel; Requires violation to be committed with specified intent; prohibits specified threats against justice, judicial assistant, clerk of court, or clerk personnel or family member of such person; prohibits specified harassment of certain personnel with intent to intimidate or coerce such person to perform or refrain from performing lawful duty.
Who sponsors HB 67?
HB 67 is sponsored by López, Johanna (Democrat), Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" (Republican), Hunschofsky, Christine (Democrat), Duggan, Wyman (Republican), Benjamin, Basabe, Fabián (Republican), Bankson, Douglas Michael "Doug" (Republican), Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" (Democrat), Criminal Justice Subcommittee, and Judiciary Committee.
What is the current status of HB 67?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 19, 2022. Enacted.
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