Florida 2024 Regular Session Status: Passed House 7 R cosponsors

HB 531 — Traveling Across County Lines to Commit Criminal Offenses

Last action — Died in Fiscal Policy

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

This bill died with 2024 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.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Traveling Across County Lines to Commit Criminal Offenses; Provides for reclassification of certain offenses if person who commits offense travels with intent to commit offense in county other than person's county of residence.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

46 added · 40 removed

46 line(s) added, 40 removed.

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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 HB531 2024 A bill to be entitled An act relating to traveling across county lines to commit criminal offenses;
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 HB531, Engrossed 1 2024 A bill to be entitled An act relating to traveling across county lines to commit criminal offenses;
providing exceptions;
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The county in which a person's motor vehicle is Page 1of 2 CODING:
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The county in which a person's motor vehicle is registered.;
(3) This section does not apply to a first-time offender or to a person previously convicted of not more than one nonviolent misdemeanor when he or she is charged with a felony of the third degree unless he or she is also charged with conspiracy as defined in s.
777.04(3).
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Action History

  1. Died in Fiscal Policy

  2. Received

  3. Referred to Fiscal Policy

  4. In Messages

  5. Passed as amended; YEAS 98, NAYS 15

  6. Read 3rd time

  7. Added to Third Reading Calendar

  8. Placed on 3rd reading

  9. Amendment 628365 adopted

  10. Read 2nd time

  11. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/21/2024)

  12. Added to Second Reading Calendar

  13. Bill released to House Calendar

  14. Reported out of Judiciary Committee

  15. Favorable by Judiciary Committee

  16. Added to Judiciary Committee agenda

  17. Now in Judiciary Committee

  18. Reported out of Justice Appropriations Subcommittee

  19. Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee

  20. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  21. Added to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee agenda

  22. Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee

  23. Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  24. Favorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  25. Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda

  26. Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  27. Referred to Judiciary Committee

  28. Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee

  29. Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  30. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 157 not signed on · 14 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (6)

Not signed on (157)

157 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Passage, Third Reading

Passed 98 Yea · 15 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 64101
Democrat 131303
Unaffiliated 21103
Total 981507
% of votes cast 82%13%0%6%
How each member voted (120)
Member Party Vote
Altman — Yea
Payne — Yea
Amesty — Yea
Fine — Yea
Renner — Yea
Roach — Yea
Bell — Yea
Grant — Yea
Beltran — Yea
Rommel — Yea
Roth — Yea
Rudman — Yea
Keen — Yea
Killebrew — Yea
Stevenson — Yea
Caruso — Yea
Temple — Yea
Tomkow — Yea
Clemons — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Williams — Nay
Benjamin — Not Voting
Silvers — Not Voting
Casello — Not Voting
Lopez, V. — Yea
Antone, Bruce Hadley Democrat Yea
Arrington, Kristen Aston Democrat Nay
Bartleman, Robin Democrat Yea
Bracy Davis, LaVon Democrat Nay
Campbell, Daryl Democrat Nay
Chambliss, Kevin D. Democrat Nay
Cross, Lindsay Democrat Yea
Daley, Dan Democrat Yea
Daniels, Kimberly Democrat Not Voting
Driskell, Fentrice Democrat Nay
Dunkley, Lisa Democrat Yea
Edmonds, Jervonte "Tae" Democrat Yea
Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. Democrat Nay
Franklin II, Gallop Democrat Yea
Gantt, Ashley Viola Democrat Yea
Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" Democrat Nay
Gregory, Emily Democrat Yea
Harris, Jennifer "Rita" Democrat Nay
Hart-Lowman, Dianne "Ms Dee" Democrat Nay
Hinson, Yvonne Hayes Democrat Nay
Hunschofsky, Christine Democrat Nay
Joseph, Dotie Democrat Not Voting
López, Johanna Democrat Yea
Nixon, Angela "Angie" Democrat Nay
Rayner, Michele K. Democrat Yea
Robinson, Felicia Simone Democrat Not Voting
Skidmore, Kelly Democrat Nay
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
Chamberlin, Ryan 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 Not Voting
McFarland, Fiona Republican Yea
Melo, Lauren Republican Yea
Michael, Kiyan 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
Porras, Juan Carlos Republican Yea
Redondo, Mike Republican Yea
Rizo, Alex Republican Yea
Robinson Jr., William Cloud "Will" Republican Yea
Salzman, Michelle Republican Yea
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 Nay
Yarkosky, Taylor Michael Republican Yea
Yeager, Bradford Troy "Brad" Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 531 do?
Traveling Across County Lines to Commit Criminal Offenses; Provides for reclassification of certain offenses if person who commits offense travels with intent to commit offense in county other than person's county of residence.
Who sponsors HB 531?
HB 531 is sponsored by Snyder, John (Republican), Chaney, Linda (Republican), Mooney Jr., James Vernon "Jim" (Republican), Plakon, Rachel Saunders (Republican), Rizo, Alex (Republican), Salzman, Michelle (Republican), and Trabulsy, Dana (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 531?
This bill died with 2024 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 531?
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