CS/HB 259: Elder Abuse Fatality Review Teams
GENERAL BILL by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee ; Watson, B.
Elder Abuse Fatality Review Teams; Authorizes creation of elder abuse fatality review teams in each judicial circuit; specifies membership; provides conditions for team establishment & organization; provides duties; provides access to & use of records; provides immunity for members under certain conditions; exempts certain information & records from discovery; prohibits requiring member from testifying about information or records presented during meetings or activities of team; provides immunity for members under certain conditions; prohibits members from disclosing information confidential pursuant to law.
Effective Date: 7/1/2018
Last Action: 3/10/2018 House - Died in Health and Human Services Committee
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 3/10/2018 House - Died in Health and Human Services Committee
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 10/6/2017 | House |
• Filed |
| 10/18/2017 | House |
• Referred to Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 28 |
| 1/9/2018 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 28 |
| 1/12/2018 | House |
• PCS on Committee agenda-- Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee, 01/17/18, 8:30 am, 12 HOB |
| 1/17/2018 | House |
• CS by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -HJ 353 |
| 1/18/2018 | House |
• Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c) • Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 361 • CS by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 356 |
| 1/26/2018 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee, 01/30/18, 1:00 pm, Sumner Hall |
| 1/30/2018 | House |
• Favorable by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 473 • Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 473 |
| 3/10/2018 | House |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Health and Human Services Committee |
