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CS/CS/SB 586: Family Court Efficiency

GENERAL BILL by Children and Families ; Judiciary ; Lynn

Family Court Efficiency; authorizes Supreme Court to create system to identify cases re individuals & families within court system; provides for modifying court order in subsequent civil proceeding; eliminates provisions giving grandparents equal standing as parents for evaluating custody arrangements; requires CFS Dept. to approve parenting courses; establishes requirements re provision of approved courses, etc. Creates 25.375; amends Chs. 39, 61, 741.30, 409.2579.

Effective Date: 07/01/2004
 Last Action: 4/30/2004 House - Died in Messages
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/17/2003 Senate • Prefiled
11/24/2003 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Children and Families; Appropriations Subcommittee on Article V Implementation and Judiciary; Appropriations
3/2/2004 Senate • Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Children and Families; Appropriations Subcommittee on Article V Implementation and Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 00039; On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/02/04, 2:30 pm, 110-S -SJ 00002; CS by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 00214; CS read first time on 03/04/04 -SJ 00215
3/4/2004 Senate • Now in Children and Families -SJ 00214
3/12/2004 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children and Families, 03/17/04, 12:00 noon, 37-S
3/17/2004 Senate • CS/CS by Children and Families; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 00378; CS read first time on 03/24/04 -SJ 00380
3/18/2004 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Article V Implementation and Judiciary -SJ 00378
3/24/2004 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Article V Implementation and Judiciary, 03/29/04, 4:30 pm, 309-C
3/29/2004 Senate • Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Article V Implementation and Judiciary; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 -SJ 00440
3/30/2004 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 00440
4/14/2004 Senate • Withdrawn from Appropriations -SJ 00565; Placed on Calendar, on second reading
4/21/2004 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00697; Read second time -SJ 00680; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00680; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00680
4/22/2004 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00734; CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 00734
4/23/2004 House • In Messages
4/30/2004 House • Died in Messages