Law Enforcement and Correctional Officer Practices
Summary
Law Enforcement and Correctional Officer Practices; Requires application for employment or appointment as law enforcement or correctional officer to contain specified disclosures; requires background investigation of applicant to include specified information; requires employing agencies to maintain employment information for minimum period; requires establishment of standards for officer training & policies concerning use of force; requires law enforcement agencies to establish policies for specified use of force investigations; requires investigation to include an independent report; requires report to be submitted to state attorney; requires law enforcement agencies to submit specified data to FDLE; prohibits child younger than certain age from being arrested, charged, or adjudicated delinquent for delinquent act or violation of law.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Apr 15, 2021
Signed Jun 29, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 29, 2021 · House Apr 26, 2021
How they voted
36–0
Passed
Total votes 36
Apr 29, 2021
D
Democratic15
100% Yea
R
Republican21
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
35
Key actions
11
Committee
8
Amendments
2
Jun 29, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Apr 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 17 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/27/21, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Apr 26, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed as amended; YEAS 113, NAYS 0
lower
Apr 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amendment 962001 adopted
lower
Apr 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amendment 463897 adopted
lower
Apr 21, 2021
Introduced
Amendment 463897 filed
lower
Apr 21, 2021
Introduced
Amendment 962001 filed
lower
Apr 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Appropriations Committee
lower
Apr 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Appropriations Committee
lower
Apr 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Added to Appropriations Committee agenda
lower
Apr 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in Appropriations Committee
lower
Apr 15, 2021
Committee
Referred to Appropriations Committee
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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