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type: "Bill"
title: "DNA Evidence Collected in Sexual Offense Investigations"
description: "DNA Evidence Collected in Sexual Offense Investigations; Requires FDLE to create & maintain statewide database for tracking sexual offense evidence kits; provides database requirements; requires FDLE to ensure that alleged sexual offense victims & certain other persons are notified of or have access to information regarding such kits & evidence; provides requirements for such notification."
jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
legislature: "Florida Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 673"
citation: "Florida HB 673 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["criminal procedure and corrections"]
status: "enacted"
chapter_law: "2021-213"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 47
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-02-02"
last_action: "2021-07-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5605a69b-bb8f-40d3-84e6-de902a4a73cb"
source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/673/ByCategory"
source_hash: "7d02973c400abfae1b0e7d2d5cd44a13ce44e2c006f90f5b8afb635970511a4d"
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 673 (2021) — DNA Evidence Collected in Sexual Offense Investigations
DNA Evidence Collected in Sexual Offense Investigations; Requires FDLE to create & maintain statewide database for tracking sexual offense evidence kits; provides database requirements; requires FDLE to ensure that alleged sexual offense victims & certain other persons are notified of or have access to information regarding such kits & evidence; provides requirements for such notification.
**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2021-213.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **H 673 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/673/BillText/Filed/PDF)
2. **H 673 c1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/673/BillText/c1/PDF)
3. **H 673 c2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/673/BillText/c2/PDF)
4. **H 673 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/673/BillText/er/PDF)
## Votes
- Favorable (Justice Appropriations Subcommittee) — **140** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **400** (pass) · upper
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Judiciary Committee) — **200** (pass) · lower
- Passage, Third Reading — **1180** (pass) · lower
- Favorable With Committee Substitute (Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee) — **170** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Judiciary Committee — primary (organization)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-02-02** Filed `filing`
- **2021-02-18** Referred to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-18** Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-18** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-18** Now in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
- **2021-03-02** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- **2021-03-18** Added to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee agenda
- **2021-03-22** Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
- **2021-03-23** Reported out of Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
- **2021-03-23** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- **2021-03-23** CS Filed
- **2021-03-23** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
- **2021-03-24** Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-24** Referred to Judiciary Committee `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-24** Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
- **2021-03-26** Added to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
- **2021-03-30** Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-30** Reported out of Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
- **2021-03-30** Now in Judiciary Committee
- **2021-04-02** Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
- **2021-04-06** Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
- **2021-04-06** Reported out of Judiciary Committee
- **2021-04-06** Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
- **2021-04-06** CS Filed
- **2021-04-07** 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
- **2021-04-08** Bill referred to House Calendar
- **2021-04-08** 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 118, 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 Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-20** Received
- **2021-04-26** Withdrawn from Appropriations `withdrawal`
- **2021-04-26** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
- **2021-04-26** Substituted for CS/SB 1002
- **2021-04-26** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-26** CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-26** In Messages
- **2021-04-26** Ordered enrolled
- **2021-06-28** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
- **2021-06-29** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-07-06** Chapter No. 2021-213
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5605a69b-bb8f-40d3-84e6-de902a4a73cb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).