The Florida Senate

HB 1321: Child & Vulnerable Adults Abuse

GENERAL BILL by Gannon

Child & Vulnerable Adults Abuse; abrogates right of privileged communication between any member of clergy & person seeking spiritual counsel & advice re cases involving child abuse, abandonment, or neglect; provides that person commits sexual battery which is first degree felony when offender is person who has responsibility for welfare, guidance, direction, supervision, education, or spiritual well-being of child under certain circumstances, etc. Amends FS.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  3/4/2003	House	• Filed
  3/6/2003	House	• Introduced -HJ 00136
  3/11/2003	House	• Referred to Children's Services (FFF); The Future of Florida's Families; Judiciary; Public Safety & Crime Prevention -HJ 00184
  3/28/2003	House	• On Subcommittee agenda-- Children's Services (FFF), 04/01/03, 2:30 pm, Reed Hall --Temporarily deferred
  4/7/2003	House	• On Subcommittee agenda-- Children's Services (FFF), 04/09/03, 8:00 am, Reed Hall
  4/9/2003	House	• Recommendation: Unfavorable by Children's Services (FFF); YEAS 1 NAYS 5; On Committee agenda-- The Future of Florida's Families, 04/09/03, 8:45 am, Reed Hall --Not received
  4/10/2003	House	• Now in The Future of Florida's Families; On Committee agenda-- The Future of Florida's Families, 04/14/03, 1:00 pm, Reed Hall
  4/14/2003	House	• Unfavorable by The Future of Florida's Families, laid on Table; Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 1442 (Ch. 2003-127) -HJ 00397

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• HB 1321, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/4/2003 at 5:14 PM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	The Future of Florida's Families (Post-Meeting) (pdf) The Future of Florida's Families (Post-Meeting) (pdf)

  Related Bills (3)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
  H 1825	Child Protective Investigations	The Future of Florida's Families	Compare	Last Action: 4/30/2003 H Placed on Special Order Calendar; Substituted CS/SB 1442; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 1442 (Ch. 2003-127) -HJ 00823 Location:
  S 1442 (e1)		Children and Families	Compare	Last Action: 6/10/2003 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2003-127 Location:
  S 1834 (c1)	Child & Vulnerable Adults Abuse	Bennett	Compare	Last Action: 5/2/2003 S Died in Committee on Judiciary Location:

  Citations - Statutes (6)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  39.201	Mandatory reports of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect; mandatory reports of death; central abuse hotline.
  39.204	Abrogation of privileged communications in cases involving child abuse, abandonment, or neglect.
  90.505	Privilege with respect to communications to clergy.
  95.11	Limitations other than for the recovery of real property.
  794.011	Sexual battery.
  800.05

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