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CS/CS/CS/SB 496: Guardians

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Judiciary ; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Detert

Guardians; Citing this act as "The Regis Little Act to Protect Children with Special Needs"; requiring the court at the permanency review hearing to review the necessity of continuing guardianship and whether restoration of guardianship proceedings are needed when a young adult reaches a certain age under certain circumstances; requiring that, for a child meeting certain requirements, the updated case plan be developed in a face-to-face conference with specified persons, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2015
 Last Action: 4/22/2015 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 437 (Ch. 2015-112) -SJ 496
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Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Appropriations (AP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/23/2015 Senate • Filed
2/3/2015 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 65
2/9/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 02/19/15, 9:00 am, 301 Senate Office Building
2/19/2015 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 -SJ 160
2/20/2015 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2/23/2015 Senate • Now in Judiciary -SJ 160
3/3/2015 Senate • Introduced -SJ 65
• CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 154
3/5/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/10/15, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
3/10/2015 Senate • CS/CS by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 192
3/12/2015 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Appropriations -SJ 192
3/17/2015 Senate • CS/CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 203
4/13/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/16/15, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
4/16/2015 Senate • CS/CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -SJ 425
4/20/2015 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 425
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/22/15
4/21/2015 Senate • CS/CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 429
4/22/2015 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 495
• Substituted CS/CS/HB 437 -SJ 496
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 437 (Ch. 2015-112) -SJ 496