HB 837 Florida House · 2024 Regular Session

Cold Case Murders

Summary
Cold Case Murders; Requires law enforcement agencies to review certain cold cases upon receiving written application from designated person & make specified determination; provides requirements for such reviews; requires law enforcement agencies to conduct full reinvestigation of cold case; provides requirements for such reinvestigations; requires certain procedures to ensure compliance; requires law enforcement agencies to provide specified training; requires law enforcement agencies to provide written confirmation of receipt of application; requires written explanation of reason or reasons for denial; provides timeframe & notice requirements; requires law enforcement agencie to report certain data to Global Forensic & Justice Center at FIU; requires coordination between law enforcement agencies if more than one law enforcement agency conducted initial investigation;; authorizes medical examiner to issue death certificates with nonspecific causes of death & manner of murder.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 12, 2023 Last action Mar 8, 2024
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Committee
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Dec 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
Dec 27, 2023
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Dec 27, 2023
Committee
Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Dec 27, 2023
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
lower
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Christopher Benjamin
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