Florida SB 590: Public Records and Meetings/Professional Counselors Licensure Compact

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590 
Statute of Limitations Period for Violations Involving Required Reports Concerning Children 
2026-03-18T11:17:49Z 
Providing that the period of limitation for offenses related to specified required reports concerning children does not begin to run until a law enforcement agency is made aware of the violation, etc. 
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 2 An act relating to the statute of limitations period 
 3 for violations involving required reports concerning 
 4 children; amending s. 775.15, F.S.; providing that the 
 5 period of limitation for offenses related to specified 
 6 required reports concerning children does not begin to 
 7 run until a law enforcement agency is made aware of 
 8 the violation; providing applicability; providing an 
 9 effective date. 
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 11 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
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 13 Section 1. Subsection (23) is added to section 775.15, 
 14 Florida Statutes, to read: 
 15 775.15 Time limitations; general time limitations; 
 16 exceptions.— 
 17 (23) If the offense is a violation of s. 39.201, the 
 18 applicable period of limitation does not begin to run until a 
 19 law enforcement agency or other governmental agency, excluding 
 20 any institution where the violation occurs, is made aware of the 
 21 violation. This subsection applies to any offense that is not 
 22 otherwise barred from prosecution on or before July 1, 2026. 
 23 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.