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CS/SB 1548: Child Welfare

GENERAL BILL by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Perry ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Hutson

Child Welfare; Requiring the Florida Court Educational Council to establish certain standards for instruction of specified circuit court judges; deleting a requirement for the Department of Children and Families to report certain information to the Legislature; providing court procedures and requirements relating to deceased parents of a dependent child; authorizing the department to take certain actions without a court order, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2020
 Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 43 (Ch. 2020-40), CS/CS/HB 1105 (Ch. 2020-138)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Appropriations (AP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/8/2020 Senate • Filed
1/13/2020 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 116
1/14/2020 Senate • Introduced -SJ 115
1/23/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/28/20, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building --Temporarily Postponed
1/30/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 02/04/20, 12:30 pm, 301 Senate Building
2/4/2020 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 239
2/5/2020 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2/6/2020 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 249
2/10/2020 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
2/13/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 02/18/20, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/18/2020 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 326
2/19/2020 Senate • Now in Appropriations
3/14/2020 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 43 (Ch. 2020-40), CS/CS/HB 1105 (Ch. 2020-138)