HB 117 Florida House · 2024 Regular Session

Disclosure of Grand Jury Testimony

Summary

Disclosure of Grand Jury Testimony; Revises list of persons prohibited from disclosing testimony of witness examined before grand jury or evidence it receives; creates exception for request by media or interested person.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Oct 2023

Committee Review

Feb 2024

House Passage

Feb 2024

Senate Passage

Feb 2024

Signed into Law

Feb 2024

Introduced Oct 9, 2023 Signed Feb 29, 2024

Floor votes · Senate Feb 21, 2024 · House Feb 15, 2024

How they voted

37–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 40

Feb 21, 2024

D Democratic11

11 Yea

100% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican28

25 Yea 3

89% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 29, 2024

Signed into law

Approved by Governor

legislature

Feb 21, 2024

Upper · Passed

CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0

upper

Feb 16, 2024

Committee

Referred to Rules

upper

Feb 15, 2024

Lower · Passed

CS passed; YEAS 119, NAYS 0

lower

Feb 7, 2024

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Judiciary Committee

lower

Feb 7, 2024

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Judiciary Committee

lower

Feb 5, 2024

Lower · Passed

Added to Judiciary Committee agenda

lower

Jan 29, 2024

Lower · Passed

Now in Judiciary Committee

lower

Jan 29, 2024

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee

lower

Jan 29, 2024

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee

lower

Jan 25, 2024

Lower · Passed

Added to Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee agenda

lower

Jan 22, 2024

Lower · Passed

Now in Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee

lower

Jan 22, 2024

Committee

Referred to Judiciary Committee

lower

Jan 22, 2024

Committee

Referred to Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee

lower

Jan 19, 2024

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee

lower

Jan 19, 2024

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee

lower

Jan 17, 2024

Lower · Passed

Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda

lower

Oct 17, 2023

Lower · Passed

Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

lower

Oct 17, 2023

Committee

Referred to Judiciary Committee

lower

Oct 17, 2023

Committee

Referred to Ethics, Elections & Open Government Subcommittee

lower

Oct 17, 2023

Committee

Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee

lower

1 primary · 10 co-sponsors