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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

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  • 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    3/10/2018 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration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

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  • CS/HB 259, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/18/2018 at 8:09 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/30/2018 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 261 Pub. Rec. and Meetings/Elder Abuse Fatality Review Teams Watson Linked Last Action: 3/10/2018 H Died in Health and Human Services Committee Track This Bill
    S 422 (c1) Elder Abuse Fatality Review Teams Gibson Similar Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died on Calendar Track This Bill
    S 424 (c1) Public Records and Public Meetings/Elder Abuse Fatality Review Team Gibson Compare Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died on Calendar Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    415.107 Confidentiality of reports and records. Page 8 (pdf)
    415.1103 Page 2 (pdf)

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  • HB 259, Original Filed Version Posted 10/6/2017 at 2:55 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/17/2018 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 261 Pub. Rec. and Meetings/Elder Abuse Fatality Review Teams Watson Linked Last Action: 3/10/2018 H Died in Health and Human Services Committee Track This Bill
    S 422 Elder Abuse Fatality Review Teams Gibson Similar Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died on Calendar Track This Bill
    S 424 (c1) Public Records and Public Meetings/Elder Abuse Fatality Review Team Gibson Compare Last Action: 3/10/2018 S Died on Calendar Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    415.1103 Page 2 (pdf)

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