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FL SB 1490

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Required Notice of Intent to Contact a Victim

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did FL SB 1490 pass?

No. FL SB 1490 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-13): Died in Criminal Justice

What is FL SB 1490 about?

Required Notice of Intent to Contact a Victim; Requiring specified persons acting on behalf of a criminal defendant to file a specified notice within a specified timeframe before contacting a victim in a criminal proceeding for a specified purpose; requiring that such notice be filed on a standard form developed by the state attorney in each judicial circuit, etc.

Who sponsors FL SB 1490?

Garcia is the primary sponsor of FL SB 1490.

Description

Required Notice of Intent to Contact a Victim; Requiring specified persons acting on behalf of a criminal defendant to file a specified notice within a specified timeframe before contacting a victim in a criminal proceeding for a specified purpose; requiring that such notice be filed on a standard form developed by the state attorney in each judicial circuit, etc.

Introduced
2026-01-22
Latest action
2026-03-13 — Died in Criminal Justice
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Garciaprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-13

    Died in Criminal Justice

    failure

  2. 2026-01-22

    Introduced

    introduction

  3. 2026-01-16

    Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-01-08

    Filed

    filing

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1490/ByCategory

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