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CS/SB 1226: Family Court Reform

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Judiciary ; Children and Families ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Burt

Family Court Reform; (THIS BILL COMBINES S1226,CS/S734) creates Commission on Family Law & Children to develop family code; provides for membership & staffing commission & for repeal of commission; revises timeframe for completing parenting course; requires Criminal Justice Standards & Training Commission to allow agencies employing law officers to authorize volunteer service as means of fulfilling requirements for continuing education, etc. Amends FS.

Effective Date: 07/01/2002
Last Action: 3/22/2002 House - Died in Council on Fiscal Responsibility Council, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/HB 549 (Ch. 2002-65), SB 716 (Ch. 2002-55)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/14/2002 Senate • Prefiled
1/24/2002 Senate • Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Safety and Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 00141
1/31/2002 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/05/02, 9:00 am, 412-K --Temporarily postponed
2/7/2002 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/12/02, 9:00 am, 412-K
2/12/2002 Senate • CS combines this bill with CS/734; Combined CS additional reference(s): Children and Families; Finance and Taxation; CS by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 00254; CS read first time on 02/14/02 -SJ 00259; Combined CS references: Children and Families; Finance and Taxation; Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Safety and Judiciary; Appropriations
2/14/2002 Senate • Now in Children and Families -SJ 00254
2/20/2002 Senate • Withdrawn from Children and Families -SJ 00290; Now in Finance and Taxation
2/25/2002 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Finance and Taxation, 02/28/02, 9:15 am, 37-S
2/28/2002 Senate • Favorable by Finance and Taxation; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 00384; Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Safety and Judiciary -SJ 00384
3/13/2002 Senate • Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Safety and Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 00507; Placed on Calendar, on second reading
3/15/2002 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00803; Read second time -SJ 00623; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00624; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00624
3/18/2002 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00816; CS passed as amended; YEAS 35 NAYS 0 -SJ 00816
3/18/2002 House • In Messages
3/20/2002 House • Received, referred to Fiscal Responsibility Council; Council for Smarter Government -HJ 02250
3/22/2002 House • Died in Council on Fiscal Responsibility Council, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/HB 549 (Ch. 2002-65), SB 716 (Ch. 2002-55)