---
type: "Bill"
title: "Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult"
description: "Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult"
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2018"
identifier: "HB 1059"
citation: "Florida HB 1059 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["control", "courts", "reform", "injunction for protection"]
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2018-100"
primary_sponsors: ["Burton"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 41
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2017-12-21"
last_action: "2018-03-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/53aa9eff-190e-4bbb-b8e2-04c39abc9694"
source_url: "http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/01059/ByCategory"
source_hash: "ef3f46ce74d7275019d4aed77cf4ed6715736117824b5ad751f6e9a3b7773f05"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
---

# Florida HB 1059 (2018) — Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2018-100.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **H 1059 Filed** (filed) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/1059/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 1059 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/1059/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 1059 c2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/1059/BillText/c2/PDF)
4. **H 1059 c3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/1059/BillText/c3/PDF)
5. **H 1059 e1** (engrossed) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/1059/BillText/e1/PDF)
6. **H 1059 er** (enrolled) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/1059/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Passage — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee) — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage, Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee) — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Judiciary Committee) — **15–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Burton — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-12-21** Filed `filing`
- **2018-01-03** Referred to Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee; Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-09** Introduced `introduction`
- **2018-01-19** On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee, 01/23/18, 3:30 pm, Sumner Hall
- **2018-01-23** CS by Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0
- **2018-01-25** Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
- **2018-01-25** CS by Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee read 1st time
- **2018-01-26** Now in Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee
- **2018-01-26** On Committee agenda-- Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee, 01/30/18, 8:30 am, 12 HOB
- **2018-01-30** CS/CS by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
- **2018-01-31** Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
- **2018-01-31** CS/CS by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee read 1st time
- **2018-02-05** Now in Judiciary Committee
- **2018-02-13** On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 02/15/18, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall
- **2018-02-15** CS/CS/CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 15 NAYS 1
- **2018-02-16** Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
- **2018-02-19** Placed on Calendar
- **2018-02-19** CS/CS/CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time
- **2018-02-27** Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/02/18
- **2018-03-02** Read 2nd time -HJ 803, 804 `reading-2`
- **2018-03-02** Placed on 3rd reading
- **2018-03-05** Read 3rd time -HJ 860, 861 `reading-3`
- **2018-03-05** CS passed; YEAS 112 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-05** In Messages
- **2018-03-05** Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations; Rules -SJ 727, 728 `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-05** Received
- **2018-03-06** Withdrawn from Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations; Rules `withdrawal`
- **2018-03-06** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2018-03-06** Substituted for SB 1562
- **2018-03-06** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2018-03-06** Amendment(s) adopted (300062)
- **2018-03-06** Placed on 3rd reading
- **2018-03-07** Read 3rd time -SJ 844, 845 `reading-3`
- **2018-03-07** CS passed as amended; YEAS 35 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-07** In returning messages
- **2018-03-08** Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (300062) -HJ 1104, 1108
- **2018-03-08** CS passed as amended; YEAS 113 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
- **2018-03-21** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- **2018-03-23** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-27** Chapter No. 2018-100

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/53aa9eff-190e-4bbb-b8e2-04c39abc9694`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).