AI Summary

The "Dozier School for Boys and Okeechobee School Victim Compensation Program" is a federal bill that aims to establish a compensation program for individuals who were subjected to abuse, neglect, or harm while residing at the Dozier School for Boys or the Okeechobee School in Florida. The bill provides financial compensation to these victims and their families for the physical, emotional, and psychological damages they suffered. It also seeks to acknowledge the historical injustices and provide closure to the survivors of these institutions. The program would be administered by the Department of Justice and would offer support services in addition to monetary compensation.

• 2023-08-24: Filed

• 2023-10-05: Referred to Judiciary Committee

• 2023-10-05: Referred to Appropriations Committee

• 2023-10-05: Referred to State Affairs Committee

• 2023-10-05: Now in Judiciary Committee

• 2024-01-09: 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

• 2024-02-05: PCS added to Judiciary Committee agenda

• 2024-02-07: Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee

• 2024-02-07: Reported out of Judiciary Committee

• 2024-02-08: Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

• 2024-02-08: CS Filed

• 2024-02-08: 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

• 2024-02-09: Original reference removed: State Affairs Committee

• 2024-02-09: Referred to Appropriations Committee

• 2024-02-09: Now in Appropriations Committee

• 2024-02-16: Added to Appropriations Committee agenda

• 2024-02-20: Favorable by Appropriations Committee

• 2024-02-21: Reported out of Appropriations Committee

• 2024-02-21: Bill released to House Calendar

• 2024-02-21: Added to Second Reading Calendar

• 2024-02-26: Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/29/2024)

• 2024-02-29: Read 2nd time

• 2024-02-29: Amendment 049243 adopted

• 2024-02-29: Added to Third Reading Calendar

• 2024-02-29: Read 3rd time

• 2024-02-29: CS passed as amended; YEAS 116, NAYS 0

• 2024-02-29: In Messages

• 2024-02-29: Referred to Fiscal Policy

• 2024-02-29: Received

• 2024-03-04: Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy

• 2024-03-04: Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

• 2024-03-04: Substituted for CS/CS/SB 24

• 2024-03-04: Read 2nd time

• 2024-03-04: Read 3rd time

• 2024-03-04: CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0

• 2024-03-04: In Messages

• 2024-03-04: Ordered enrolled

• 2024-06-17: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor

• 2024-06-21: Approved by Governor

• 2024-06-24: Chapter No. 2024-254; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 23 (Ch. 2024-255)