---
type: "Bill"
title: "Missing Persons"
description: "Missing Persons"
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2018"
identifier: "HB 591"
citation: "Florida HB 591 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["vehicles", "missing persons"]
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2018-54"
primary_sponsors: ["Criminal Justice Subcommittee"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 36
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-11-08"
last_action: "2018-03-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/73150d90-5b83-4e0f-a313-28d3f6e8a877"
source_url: "http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/00591/ByCategory"
source_hash: "7fcaa0fcbca0b15a46803d0178d83e08435196d624f28713c19f383cd3f23628"
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 591 (2018) — Missing Persons

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2018-54.

## Version chain

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

1. **H 591 Filed** (filed) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/591/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 591 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/591/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 591 c2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/591/BillText/c2/PDF)
4. **H 591 e1** (engrossed) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/591/BillText/e1/PDF)
5. **H 591 er** (enrolled) — [source](http://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/591/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Favorable (Judiciary Committee) — **18–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage, Third Reading — **113–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee) — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Criminal Justice Subcommittee) — **11–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Criminal Justice Subcommittee — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-11-08** Filed `filing`
- **2017-11-15** Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-08** On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 01/10/18, 3:30 pm, Sumner Hall
- **2018-01-09** Introduced `introduction`
- **2018-01-10** CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
- **2018-01-11** Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
- **2018-01-11** CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee read 1st time
- **2018-01-16** Now in PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee
- **2018-01-26** On Committee agenda-- PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee, 01/30/18, 8:00 am, Reed Hall
- **2018-01-30** CS/CS by PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0
- **2018-01-30** Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
- **2018-01-31** Now in Judiciary Committee
- **2018-01-31** CS/CS by PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee read 1st time
- **2018-02-13** On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 02/15/18, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall
- **2018-02-15** Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-15** Placed on Calendar
- **2018-02-22** Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/28/18
- **2018-02-28** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2018-02-28** Placed on 3rd reading
- **2018-03-01** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2018-03-01** Amendment(s) adopted (331605)
- **2018-03-01** CS passed as amended; YEAS 113 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-01** In Messages
- **2018-03-01** Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education; Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-02** Received
- **2018-03-05** Withdrawn from Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education; Appropriations `withdrawal`
- **2018-03-05** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2018-03-05** Substituted for CS/SB 1156
- **2018-03-05** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2018-03-05** Placed on 3rd reading
- **2018-03-06** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2018-03-06** CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Ordered enrolled
- **2018-03-14** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- **2018-03-21** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-22** Chapter No. 2018-54

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/73150d90-5b83-4e0f-a313-28d3f6e8a877`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).