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CS/HB 1615: Guardianship

GENERAL BILL by Sands ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Kendrick ; Legg

Guardianship; provides that Statewide Public Guardianship Office need not review credit & criminal investigations from college or university before registering institution as professional guardian; provides that in event of death, surviving parent is sole natural guardian of minor; increases time emergency temporary guardian may serve to 90 days; revises provisions re removal of guardian who is not family member, etc. Amends FS.

Effective Date: 07/01/2005
Last Action: 5/6/2005 House - Died in Committee on Civil Justice (JC), Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 1935 (Ch. 2005-236)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/8/2005 House • Filed; Introduced -HJ 00142
3/23/2005 House • Referred to Future of Florida's Families (HFC); Civil Justice (JC); Justice Appropriations (FC); Health & Families Council -HJ 00264
4/4/2005 House • On Committee agenda-- Future of Florida's Families (HFC), 04/06/05, 10:30 am, 12-H
4/6/2005 House • Favorable with CS amendment by Future of Florida's Families (HFC); YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -HJ 00508
4/13/2005 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3(b); Now in Civil Justice (JC) -HJ 00508
5/6/2005 House • Died in Committee on Civil Justice (JC), Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 1935 (Ch. 2005-236)