Senate Bill 964 (2013) - The Florida Senate

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CS/SB 964: Termination of Parental Rights

GENERAL BILL by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Abruzzo ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Clemens

Termination of Parental Rights; Providing that a parent’s rights may be terminated if the court determines, by clear and convincing evidence, that the child was conceived during an act of unlawful sexual battery; creating a presumption that termination of parental rights is in the best interest of the child if the child was conceived as a result of an unlawful sexual battery; requiring the court to accept a guilty plea or conviction as conclusive proof that the child was conceived by a violation of criminal law, etc.

Effective Date: July 1, 2013, and applies to all unlawful acts of sexual battery occurring before, on, or after that date
Last Action: 6/10/2013 - Chapter No. 2013-132
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

Senate Committee References:

Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
Criminal Justice (CJ)
Judiciary (JU)

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Bill History

Date	Chamber	Action
2/18/2013	Senate	• Filed
2/21/2013	Senate	• Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Criminal Justice; Judiciary -SJ 69
3/5/2013	Senate	• Introduced -SJ 69
3/7/2013	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/12/13, 2:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
3/12/2013	Senate	• CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 209
3/13/2013	Senate	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
3/15/2013	Senate	• Now in Criminal Justice -SJ 209
3/18/2013	Senate	• CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 216
3/27/2013	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/01/13, 12:15 pm, 37 Senate Office Building
4/1/2013	Senate	• Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 278
4/2/2013	Senate	• Now in Judiciary -SJ 278
4/3/2013	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/08/13, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
4/8/2013	Senate	• Favorable by- Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 363
4/9/2013	Senate	• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 363
4/11/2013	Senate	• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/16/13
4/16/2013	Senate	• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/13
4/24/2013	Senate	• Read 2nd time -SJ 535 • Amendment(s) adopted (406886) -SJ 535 • Ordered engrossed -SJ 535 • Placed on 3rd reading
4/26/2013	Senate	• Read 3rd time -SJ 708 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 708 • Immediately certified -SJ 708
4/26/2013	House	• In Messages • Referred to Calendar -HJ 915 • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/13 • Received -HJ 915
4/29/2013	House	• Read 2nd time -HJ 962 • Substituted for CS/HB 887 -HJ 962 • Placed on 3rd reading
4/30/2013	House	• Read 3rd time -HJ 999 • CS passed; YEAS 115 NAYS 0 -HJ 999
4/30/2013	Senate	• Ordered enrolled -SJ 881
5/28/2013		• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/7/2013		• Approved by Governor
6/10/2013		• Chapter No. 2013-132

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CS/SB 964, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/30/2013 at 7:52 PM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	None

Related Bills (2)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 887 (c1)	Termination of Parental Rights	Kerner	Similar	Last Action: 4/29/2013 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 964 (Ch. 2013-132) -HJ 962 Location: Laid on Table
H 477	Sexual Battery	Williams	Compare	Last Action: 5/3/2013 H Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 964 (Ch. 2013-132) Location: In committee/council (CJS)

Citations - Statutes (2)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
39.806	Grounds for termination of parental rights.	Page 1 (pdf)
39.811	Powers of disposition; order of disposition.	Page 2 (pdf)

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CS/SB 964, Engrossed 1 Posted 4/24/2013 at 11:02 AM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	None

Related Bills (2)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 887 (c1)	Termination of Parental Rights	Kerner	Similar	Last Action: 4/29/2013 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 964 (Ch. 2013-132) -HJ 962 Location: Laid on Table
H 477	Sexual Battery	Williams	Compare	Last Action: 5/3/2013 H Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 964 (Ch. 2013-132) Location: In committee/council (CJS)

Floor Amendments (2)

Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Floor Action	Format
337712 - Amendment (Delete All) Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:	Abruzzo	4/25/2013 3:25 PM	Senate: Withdrawn 4/26/2013	Web Page PDF
084513 - Amendment Remove lines 61-62 and insert:	Steube	4/30/2013 1:21 AM	House: Withdrawn 4/30/2013	PDF

Floor Votes (2)

Date	Chamber	Result
4/26/2013 12:46 PM	Senate	38 Yeas - 0 Nays
4/30/2013 9:30 AM	House	115 Yeas - 0 Nays

Citations - Statutes (2)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
39.806	Grounds for termination of parental rights.	Page 1 (pdf)
39.811	Powers of disposition; order of disposition.	Page 2 (pdf)

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CS/SB 964, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/13/2013 at 3:17 PM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 3/27/2013 (pdf) Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 4/1/2013 (pdf) Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 4/5/2013 (pdf) Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 4/8/2013 (pdf)

Related Bills (2)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 887 (c1)	Termination of Parental Rights	Kerner	Similar	Last Action: 4/29/2013 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 964 (Ch. 2013-132) -HJ 962 Location: Laid on Table
H 477	Sexual Battery	Williams	Compare	Last Action: 5/3/2013 H Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 964 (Ch. 2013-132) Location: In committee/council (CJS)

Floor Amendments (1)

Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Floor Action	Format
406886 - Amendment Delete line 33 and insert:	Abruzzo	4/23/2013 4:41 PM	Senate: Adopted 4/24/2013	Web Page PDF

Committee Votes (2)

Date	Committee	Result
4/1/2013 12:15 PM	Criminal Justice	6 Yeas - 0 Nays
4/8/2013 4:00 PM	Judiciary	9 Yeas - 0 Nays

Citations - Statutes (2)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
39.806	Grounds for termination of parental rights.	Page 1 (pdf)
39.811	Powers of disposition; order of disposition.	Page 2 (pdf)

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SB 964, Original Filed Version Posted 2/18/2013 at 10:18 AM

Bill Text:	Web Page \| PDF

Analyses:	Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 3/11/2013 (pdf) Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) 3/13/2013 (pdf)

Related Bills (2)

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 887	Termination of Parental Rights	Kerner	Identical	Last Action: 4/29/2013 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 964 (Ch. 2013-132) -HJ 962 Location: Laid on Table
H 477	Sexual Battery	Williams	Compare	Last Action: 5/3/2013 H Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 964 (Ch. 2013-132) Location: In committee/council (CJS)

Committee Amendments (1)

Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
692330 - Amendment Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:	Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Sobel)	3/12/2013 10:00 AM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 3/13/2013	Web Page PDF

Committee Votes (1)

Date	Committee	Result
3/12/2013 2:00 PM	Children, Families, and Elder Affairs	9 Yeas - 0 Nays

Citations - Statutes (1)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
39.806	Grounds for termination of parental rights.	Page 1 (pdf)

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