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CS/CS/SB 1874: Child Visitation and Adoption

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Wise

Child Visitation and Adoption; Requiring the Department of Children and Family Services to inform the parents of a child of the availability of private placement of the child with an adoption entity in certain circumstances; exempting adoption proceedings initiated under ch. 39, F.S., from a requirement for a search of the Florida Putative Father Registry; prohibiting a court from increasing contact between an adopted child and siblings, birth parents, or other relatives without the consent of the adoptive parent or parents; providing factors for the court or child-placing agency to consider when referring cases for supervised visitation or exchange monitoring; authorizing a supervised visitation program to participate in the Volunteer and Employee Criminal History System in order to obtain criminal history information, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2012
Last Action: 3/8/2012 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 1163 (Ch. 2012-81) -SJ 1043
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Judiciary (JU)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/9/2012 Senate • Filed
1/17/2012 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Budget -SJ 244
• Introduced -SJ 244
1/26/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/31/12, 15 minutes after recess of session, 401 Senate Office Building
1/31/2012 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 314
2/1/2012 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 317
2/2/2012 Senate • Now in Judiciary -SJ 314
2/15/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/20/12, 10:30 am, 110 Senate Office Building
2/20/2012 Senate • CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 671
2/22/2012 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2/23/2012 Senate • CS/CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 677
2/24/2012 Senate • Now in Budget -SJ 671
2/27/2012 Senate • Subreferred to Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations -SJ 685
• Now in Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations
3/6/2012 Senate • Withdrawn from Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations; Budget -SJ 874
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 874
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/08/12
3/8/2012 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 1041
• Amendment(s) adopted (584164) -SJ 1043
• Substituted CS/CS/CS/HB 1163 -SJ 1043
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 1163 (Ch. 2012-81) -SJ 1043