---
type: "Bill"
title: "Pretrial Detention Hearings"
description: "Pretrial Detention Hearings; Authorizes court to base an order of pretrial detention solely on hearsay."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 7067"
citation: "Florida HB 7067 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2024-157"
primary_sponsors: ["Jacques"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-02-08"
last_action: "2024-05-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e832412a-3c93-4b55-b022-0a0aebf26b0e"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/7067/ByCategory"
source_hash: "f9177d46fd307bcc71f9a345bc7b0e52fa972b9fa47eb9b9de7be93252bfa61c"
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 7067 (2024) — Pretrial Detention Hearings

Pretrial Detention Hearings; Authorizes court to base an order of pretrial detention solely on hearsay.

**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2024-157.

## Version chain

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

1. **H 7067 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/7067/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 7067 e1** (engrossed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/7067/BillText/e1/PDF)
3. **H 7067 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/7067/BillText/er/PDF)

## Votes

- Passage — **81–31** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **33–5** (pass) · upper
- Passage, Third Reading — **84–35** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jacques — primary (person)
- Judiciary Committee — primary (organization)
- Chaney — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-08** Filed `filing`
- **2024-02-08** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
- **2024-02-09** Bill referred to House Calendar
- **2024-02-09** Added to Second Reading Calendar
- **2024-02-12** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/15/2024)
- **2024-02-15** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-15** Added to Third Reading Calendar
- **2024-02-15** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2024-02-15** Passed; YEAS 84, NAYS 35 `passage`
- **2024-02-15** In Messages
- **2024-02-16** Referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-20** Received `enrolled`
- **2024-03-05** Withdrawn from Appropriations `withdrawal`
- **2024-03-05** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2024-03-05** Substituted for SB 7068
- **2024-03-05** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-05** Amendment(s) adopted (137798)
- **2024-03-05** Placed on 3rd reading `reading-3`
- **2024-03-06** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2024-03-06** Passed as amended; YEAS 33 NAYS 5 `passage`
- **2024-03-06** In Messages
- **2024-03-07** Added to Senate Message List
- **2024-03-07** Amendment 137798 Concur
- **2024-03-07** Passed as amended; YEAS 81, NAYS 31 `passage`
- **2024-03-07** Ordered engrossed, then enrolled `enrolled`
- **2024-04-22** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-06** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-07** Chapter No. 2024-157

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e832412a-3c93-4b55-b022-0a0aebf26b0e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).