Florida 2023 2023 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0119 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/05/2023

                       
 
HB 119  	2023 
 
 
 
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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 
 
 
 
A bill to be entitled 1 
An act relating to visiting county and municipal 2 
detention facilities; creating s. 951.225, F.S.; 3 
authorizing specified persons to visit at their 4 
pleasure county and municipal detention facilities; 5 
providing an effective date. 6 
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 8 
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 Section 1.  Section 951.225, Florida Statutes, is created 10 
to read: 11 
 951.225  Persons authorized to visit county and municip al 12 
detention facilities. —The following persons who are elected or 13 
appointed to serve the county or municipality in which the 14 
county or municipal detention facility is located may visit such 15 
facility at their pleasure: 16 
 (1)  Members of the governing body of the county or 17 
municipality. 18 
 (2)  Members of the Legislature. 19 
 (3)  State court judges. 20 
 (4)  The state attorney. 21 
 (5)  The public defender. 22 
 (6)  The regional counsel. 23 
 Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 24