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Bill	Unlawful Use of DNA	Unlawful Use of DNA; Prohibits DNA analysis & disclosure of DNA analysis results without express consent; removes criminal penalties; prohibits collection or retention of DNA sample of another person without express consent for specified purposes; prohibits specified DNA analysis & disclosure of DNA analysis results without express consent; provides criminal penalties.	us/states/fl	Florida Legislature	2021	HB 833	Florida HB 833 (2021)	bill	civil rights	enacted	2021-216		5	44	5	2021-02-08	2021-07-06	openstates	ocd-bill/4fe4809a-d0f2-4320-85c4-9539958b63ca	https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/833/ByCategory	f0d2c84a35e90916a8c352bad0f97e2760606cc7963dc90db1232196660c0fec	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-fl

Florida HB 833 (2021) — Unlawful Use of DNA

Unlawful Use of DNA; Prohibits DNA analysis & disclosure of DNA analysis results without express consent; removes criminal penalties; prohibits collection or retention of DNA sample of another person without express consent for specified purposes; prohibits specified DNA analysis & disclosure of DNA analysis results without express consent; provides criminal penalties.

Enacted — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2021-216.

Version chain

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

1. H 833 Filed (filed) — source
2. H 833 c1 (committee substitute) — source
3. H 833 e1 (engrossed) — source
4. H 833 e2 (engrossed) — source
5. H 833 er (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Favorable With Committee Substitute (Judiciary Committee) — 16–0 (pass) · lower
• Passage, Third Reading — 114–0 (pass) · lower
• Favorable (Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee) — 16–0 (pass) · lower
• Passage — 85–28 (pass) · lower
• Third Reading — 22–18 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Judiciary Committee — primary (organization)

Timeline

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

• 2021-02-08 Filed filing
• 2021-02-22 Referred to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee referral-committee
• 2021-02-22 Referred to Judiciary Committee referral-committee
• 2021-02-22 Now in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
• 2021-03-01 Added to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee agenda
• 2021-03-02 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
• 2021-03-03 Favorable by Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee committee-passage-favorable
• 2021-03-03 Reported out of Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
• 2021-03-03 Now in Judiciary Committee
• 2021-03-22 Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
• 2021-03-24 Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
• 2021-03-24 Reported out of Judiciary Committee
• 2021-03-24 Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• 2021-03-24 CS Filed
• 2021-03-25 Bill referred to House Calendar
• 2021-03-25 Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/31/2021)
• 2021-03-25 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
• 2021-03-26 Amendment 969061 filed
• 2021-03-31 Read 2nd time reading-2
• 2021-03-31 Amendment 969061 adopted
• 2021-03-31 Placed on 3rd reading
• 2021-03-31 Added to Third Reading Calendar
• 2021-04-01 Read 3rd time reading-3
• 2021-04-01 CS passed as amended; YEAS 114, NAYS 0 passage
• 2021-04-07 In Messages
• 2021-04-07 Message sent to senate
• 2021-04-08 Referred to Rules referral-committee
• 2021-04-08 Received
• 2021-04-29 Withdrawn from Rules withdrawal
• 2021-04-29 Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• 2021-04-29 Substituted for CS/SB 1140
• 2021-04-29 Read 2nd time reading-2
• 2021-04-29 Amendment(s) adopted (178628)
• 2021-04-29 Read 3rd time reading-3
• 2021-04-29 CS passed as amended; YEAS 22 NAYS 18 passage
• 2021-04-29 In Messages
• 2021-04-29 Added to Senate Message List
• 2021-04-29 Amendment 178628 Concur
• 2021-04-29 CS passed as amended; YEAS 85, NAYS 28 passage
• 2021-04-29 Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
• 2021-04-29 Message sent to senate
• 2021-06-28 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
• 2021-06-29 Approved by Governor executive-signature
• 2021-07-06 Chapter No. 2021-216

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/4fe4809a-d0f2-4320-85c4-9539958b63ca. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).