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CS/CS/HB 447: Family Court Efficiency

GENERAL BILL by Planas ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Barreiro ; Berfield ; Culp ; Davis ; Domino ; Gibson ; Harrell ; Kilmer ; Dick ; Llorente ; Patterson ; Rivera ; Robaina ; Rubio ; Seiler ; Sullivan ; Zapata

Family Court Efficiency; authorizes Supreme Court to create system to identify cases re individuals & families within court system; provides for modifying court order in certain civil proceeding subsequent to court terminating jurisdiction; deletes provision re continuing nature of certain custody orders; deletes provisions giving grandparents standing equal to that of parents for purpose of evaluating custody arrangements; provides for severability, etc. Amends FS.

Effective Date: 07/01/2004
Last Action: 4/30/2004 House - Died in Committee on Appropriations
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/12/2004 House • Prefiled
1/22/2004 House • Referred to Judiciary; The Future of Florida's Families; State Administration; Judicial Appropriations (AP); Appropriations
1/23/2004 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/03/04, 1:00 pm, Morris Hall
2/3/2004 House • Favorable with CS amendment by Judiciary; YEAS 16 NAYS 0
2/6/2004 House • On Committee agenda-- The Future of Florida's Families, 02/17/04, 8:30 am, Reed Hall --Not received
2/25/2004 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3(b)
3/2/2004 House • Introduced, referred to Judiciary; The Future of Florida's Families; State Administration; Judicial Appropriations (AP); Appropriations -HJ 00042; On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/03/04, 1:00 pm, Morris Hall; Favorable with CS amendment by Judiciary; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -HJ 00136; Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3(b); On Committee agenda-- The Future of Florida's Families, 02/17/04, 8:30 am, Reed Hall --Not received
3/4/2004 House • Now in The Future of Florida's Families -HJ 00136
3/5/2004 House • On Committee agenda-- The Future of Florida's Families, 03/09/04, 2:00 pm, Reed Hall
3/9/2004 House • Favorable with CS amendment by The Future of Florida's Families; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 00263
3/16/2004 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3(b)
3/23/2004 House • Now in State Administration -HJ 00263
3/29/2004 House • On Committee agenda-- State Administration, 03/31/04, 1:00 pm, Reed Hall
3/31/2004 House • Favorable by State Administration; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -HJ 00421
4/1/2004 House • Now in Judicial Appropriations (AP) -HJ 00421
4/20/2004 House • Withdrawn from Judicial Appropriations (AP) -HJ 00538; Now in Appropriations
4/30/2004 House • Died in Committee on Appropriations