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CS/SB 256: Child Protection Teams

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Baxley

Child Protection Teams; Revising the definition of the term “officer, employee, or agent,” as it applies to immunity from personal liability in certain actions, to include any member of a child protection team established by the Department of Health in certain circumstances, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2019
Last Action: 5/3/2019 House - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/8/2019 Senate • Filed
    1/22/2019 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 51
    1/28/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 02/04/19, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
    2/4/2019 Senate • Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 1 -SJ 158
    2/5/2019 Senate • Now in Judiciary
    2/19/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/19/19, 12:30 pm, 110 Senate Building --Not Considered
    2/25/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/04/19, 3:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
    3/4/2019 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 187
    3/5/2019 Senate • Introduced -SJ 51
    3/6/2019 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    3/7/2019 Senate • Now in Rules
    • CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 188
    3/8/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/13/19, 10:00 am, 110 Senate Building
    3/13/2019 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -SJ 195
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    4/29/2019 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/01/19 -SJ 765
    5/1/2019 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 651
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    5/2/2019 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 849
    • CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 2 -SJ 849
    5/2/2019 House • In Messages
    5/3/2019 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Messages

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  • CS/SB 256, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/6/2019 at 3:51 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules (Pre-Meeting) 3/12/2019 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 3/13/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 535 Child Protection Teams Smith Similar Last Action: 5/3/2019 H Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    423800 - Amendment
    Delete line 59 and insert:
    Rader 4/30/2019
    10:51 AM
    Senate: Withdrawn
    5/1/2019
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/13/2019 10:00 AM Rules 17 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    5/2/2019 4:17 PM Senate 38 Yeas - 2 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    768.28 Waiver of sovereign immunity in tort actions; recovery limits; limitation on attorney fees; statute of limitations; exclusions; indemnification; risk management programs. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 256, Original Filed Version Posted 1/8/2019 at 9:25 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 2/1/2019 (pdf)
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) 2/5/2019 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 2/18/2019 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 3/6/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 535 Child Protection Teams Smith Identical Last Action: 5/3/2019 H Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    162110 - Amendment
    Delete line 57 and insert:
    Judiciary
    (Baxley)
    2/18/2019
    12:57 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/4/2019
    Web Page
    PDF
    407696 - Amendment
    Delete line 58 and insert:
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    (Rader)
    2/4/2019
    2:06 PM
    (Late Filed)
    Withdrawn
    2/4/2019
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    2/4/2019 4:00 PM Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 6 Yeas - 1 Nays
    3/4/2019 3:30 PM Judiciary 6 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    768.28 Waiver of sovereign immunity in tort actions; recovery limits; limitation on attorney fees; statute of limitations; exclusions; indemnification; risk management programs. Page 1 (pdf)

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