---
type: "Bill"
title: "False Reports of Crimes"
description: "False Reports of Crimes; Provides enhanced criminal penalties for willful making of false reports of crimes in certain circumstances; requires restitution."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 371"
citation: "Florida HB 371 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2021-64"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 47
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-01-21"
last_action: "2021-06-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e7ede81e-e7d5-43bc-a853-f0974c517ee0"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/371/ByCategory"
source_hash: "6b56da600c021e26d2e411da6a0800d125eec539a3579394752146e46055c8c5"
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 371 (2021) — False Reports of Crimes

False Reports of Crimes; Provides enhanced criminal penalties for willful making of false reports of crimes in certain circumstances; requires restitution.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2021-64.

## Version chain

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

1. **H 371 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/371/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 371 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/371/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 371 e1** (engrossed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/371/BillText/e1/PDF)
4. **H 371 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/371/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Favorable (Justice Appropriations Subcommittee) — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage, Third Reading — **115–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable (Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee) — **17–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Judiciary Committee) — **21–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **40–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Judiciary Committee — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-21** Filed `filing`
- **2021-02-03** Referred to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-03** Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-03** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-03** Now in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
- **2021-02-10** Added to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee agenda
- **2021-02-17** Favorable by Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-17** Reported out of Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
- **2021-02-17** Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
- **2021-03-02** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- **2021-03-04** Added to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
- **2021-03-08** Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-08** Reported out of Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
- **2021-03-08** Now in Judiciary Committee
- **2021-03-25** Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
- **2021-03-29** Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
- **2021-03-29** Reported out of Judiciary Committee
- **2021-03-30** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- **2021-03-30** CS Filed
- **2021-03-30** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
- **2021-04-01** Bill referred to House Calendar
- **2021-04-01** Added to Second Reading Calendar
- **2021-04-08** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/15/2021)
- **2021-04-15** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-15** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-15** CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-15** Immediately certified
- **2021-04-15** Message sent to senate
- **2021-04-15** In Messages
- **2021-04-19** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-20** Received
- **2021-04-21** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal`
- **2021-04-21** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2021-04-21** Substituted for CS/SB 1234
- **2021-04-21** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-21** Amendment(s) adopted (631948)
- **2021-04-21** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-21** CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-21** In Messages
- **2021-04-29** Added to Senate Message List
- **2021-04-29** Amendment 631948 Concur
- **2021-04-29** CS passed as amended; YEAS 116, NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-29** Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
- **2021-04-29** Message sent to senate
- **2021-06-03** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- **2021-06-04** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-09** Chapter No. 2021-64

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e7ede81e-e7d5-43bc-a853-f0974c517ee0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).