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CS/HB 583: Elder Protection

GENERAL BILL by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee ; Watson, B. ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Cortes

Elder Protection; Authorizes establishment of elder abuse fatality review teams in each judicial circuit to review deaths of elderly persons under certain circumstances; provides for membership, operations, meetings, & duties of review teams; authorizes review teams to access certain information & records under certain circumstances; provides reporting requirements; provides immunity from monetary liability under certain conditions.

Effective Date: 7/1/2019
Last Action: 5/3/2019 House - Died in State Affairs Committee
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/29/2019 House • Filed
2/6/2019 House • Referred to Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 68
3/5/2019 House • Introduced -HJ 68
3/21/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee, 03/25/19, 4:00 pm, 12 HOB
3/25/2019 House • CS by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 498
3/26/2019 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 492
3/27/2019 House • Original reference(s) removed: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
• CS referred to State Affairs Committee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 536
• Now in State Affairs Committee -HJ 536
5/3/2019 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in State Affairs Committee