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CS/CS/SB 512: Civil Legal Assistance Act

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Comprehensive Planning, Local and Military Affairs ; Saunders ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Lawson ; Sanderson ; Peaden ; Rossin ; Sullivan ; Dawson ; Miller ; Holzendorf ; Mitchell ; Wise ; Campbell ; Garcia ; Crist

Civil Legal Assistance Act; creates Florida Access to Civil Legal Assistance Act; provides definitions; specifies powers of DCA for certain purposes; limits use of certain funds for certain purposes; requires DCA to contract for delivery of civil legal assistance to certain persons through not-for-profit legal aid organizations; provides contract requirements; specifies application; requires DCA to ensure accountability; provides for eligibility for state support, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming law
Last Action: 3/19/2002 Senate - Substituted CS/HB 491 -SJ 01022; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/HB 491 (Ch. 2002-288)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/20/2001 Senate • Prefiled
12/4/2001 Senate • Referred to Comprehensive Planning, Local and Military Affairs; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations
12/27/2001 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Comprehensive Planning, Local and Military Affairs, 01/08/02, 12:30 pm, 309-C
1/8/2002 Senate • CS by Comprehensive Planning, Local and Military Affairs; YEAS 5 NAYS 0
1/9/2002 Senate • Now in Judiciary
1/22/2002 Senate • Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning, Local and Military Affairs; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations -SJ 00035; On Committee agenda-- Comprehensive Planning, Local and Military Affairs, 01/08/02, 12:30 pm, 309-C; CS by Comprehensive Planning, Local and Military Affairs; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 00074; CS read first time on 01/22/02 -SJ 00071; Now in Judiciary -SJ 00074
1/24/2002 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/29/02, 9:00 am, 412-K
1/29/2002 Senate • CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 00149; CS read first time on 01/30/02 -SJ 00170
1/30/2002 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government -SJ 00149
3/7/2002 Senate • Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government; Appropriations -SJ 00473; Placed on Calendar, on second reading
3/13/2002 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00509
3/14/2002 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00509
3/15/2002 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00589; Read second time -SJ 00798; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00798; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00798
3/19/2002 Senate • Substituted CS/HB 491 -SJ 01022; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/HB 491 (Ch. 2002-288)