CS/SB 1508 (2021) -  Public Records

General Bill by Criminal Justice and Book
Public Records: Citing this law as "Serena's Law"; requiring each county recorder or clerk of the court to make publicly available on an Internet website the identity of a defendant or respondent against whom a protective injunction is entered, as well as the fact that the injunction has been entered; providing for certain persons to request that such information be made available on the public website; requiring county recorders or clerks of the court to post such notices on the website and in the office of each county recorder or clerk of the court; specifying what must be included in notices; requiring that final judgments for injunctions for protection be recorded in official records, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2021
Last Event: 04/28/21 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1229 (Ch. 2021-231) -SJ 793 on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 2:14 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Criminal Justice
    • On agenda for: 03/23/21 12:30 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 8   Nays 0
  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 03/29/21 3:30 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 11   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 1229 Subject: Public Records Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 3/29/2021 6:43:41 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 3/26/2021 3:31:52 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 3/23/2021 7:12:19 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 3/22/2021 12:17:16 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1229 (Ch. 2021-231) -SJ 793 Time: 04/28/2021 - 2:14 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Substituted CS/CS/HB 1229 -SJ 793 Time: 04/28/2021 - 2:14 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 793 Time: 04/28/2021 - 2:12 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/28/21 -SJ 843 Time: 04/27/2021 - 8:33 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 04/26/2021 - 5:08 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Withdrawn from Appropriations -SJ 720 Time: 04/26/2021 - 5:08 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations Time: 03/30/2021 - 7:42 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 324 Time: 03/29/2021 - 6:26 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 319 Time: 03/25/2021 - 7:10 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/29/21, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 03/24/2021 - 2:30 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S Now in Judiciary Time: 03/24/2021 - 12:00 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 03/24/2021 - 8:15 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: c1
Event: S CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 313 Time: 03/23/2021 - 2:13 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/23/21, 12:30 pm, 110 Senate Building Time: 03/18/2021 - 2:06 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 146 Time: 03/02/2021 - 7:13 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 146 Time: 03/02/2021 - 3:44 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 02/22/2021 - 1:41 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
28.2221 CS/CS/HB 781, CS/CS/CS/SB 844, CS/CS/HB 1229
28.29 CS/CS/HB 1229

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