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CS/HB 115: Dependent Children

GENERAL BILL by Civil Justice Subcommittee ; Sirois ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Altman ; Bell ; Eskamani ; Fetterhoff ; Killebrew ; Roth

Dependent Children; Specifies venue in proceedings for appointment of guardian for child or young adult who is under jurisdiction of dependency court; authorizes court to receive & consider information provided by Guardian ad Litem Program & child's attorney ad litem if child is under jurisdiction of dependency court; requires DJJ to notify specified entities & persons of intent to transfer dependent child from commitment facility or program; adds Guardian ad Litem Program as authorized entity to assist with transition-to-adulthood services.

Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 4/10/2019 House - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 124 (Ch. 2019-10) -HJ 602
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/18/2018 House • Filed
    1/3/2019 House • Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 31
    3/4/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 03/06/19, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall
    3/5/2019 House • Introduced -HJ 31
    3/6/2019 House • CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 381
    3/8/2019 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
    3/11/2019 House • Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 376
    • CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 373
    3/15/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, 03/19/19, 3:30 pm, Morris Hall
    3/19/2019 House • Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -HJ 479
    3/21/2019 House • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 479
    3/26/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 03/28/19, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall
    3/28/2019 House • Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -HJ 551
    3/29/2019 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 551
    4/4/2019 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/10/19
    4/10/2019 House • Substituted CS/SB 124 -HJ 602
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 124 (Ch. 2019-10) -HJ 602

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  • CS/HB 115, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/8/2019 at 3:00 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Justice Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/19/2019 (pdf)
    Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/29/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 124 (er) Dependent Children Bean Similar Last Action: 4/29/2019 Chapter No. 2019-10

    Citations - Statutes (8)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    322.051 Identification cards. Page 7 (pdf)
    322.21 License fees; procedure for handling and collecting fees. Page 8 (pdf)
    382.0255 Fees. Page 9 (pdf)
    744.1097 Venue. Page 2 (pdf)
    985.43 Predisposition reports; other evaluations. Page 3 (pdf)
    985.441 Commitment. Page 4 (pdf)
    985.455 Other dispositional issues. Page 5 (pdf)
    985.461 Transition to adulthood. Page 6 (pdf)

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  • HB 115, Original Filed Version Posted 12/18/2018 at 2:24 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Civil Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 5/17/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 124 (c1) Dependent Children Bean Similar Last Action: 4/29/2019 Chapter No. 2019-10

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    315679 - Amendment
    Remove lines 48-51 and insert:
    Sirois 3/5/2019
    6:34 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    3/8/2019
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (8)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    322.051 Identification cards. Page 7 (pdf)
    322.21 License fees; procedure for handling and collecting fees. Page 8 (pdf)
    382.0255 Fees. Page 9 (pdf)
    744.1097 Venue. Page 2 (pdf)
    985.43 Predisposition reports; other evaluations. Page 3 (pdf)
    985.441 Commitment. Page 3 (pdf)
    985.455 Other dispositional issues. Page 4 (pdf)
    985.461 Transition to adulthood. Page 6 (pdf)

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