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CS/HB 197: Servicemembers Civil Relief Act

GENERAL BILL by Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee ; Payne ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Altman ; Beltran ; Fernandez-Barquin ; Fetterhoff ; Fine ; Hill ; Sabatini ; Stevenson

Servicemembers Civil Relief Act; Provides certain state laws relating to children do not supersede Servicemembers Civil Relief Act; requires DCF to ensure the act is observed in certain cases.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
Last Action: 6/22/2020 - Chapter No. 2020-65
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
9/18/2019 House • Filed
9/25/2019 House • Referred to Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 21
10/31/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee, 11/07/19, 9:00 am, 12 HOB
11/7/2019 House • Favorable by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 290
11/8/2019 House • Now in Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee -HJ 290
12/4/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee, 12/11/19, 9:00 am, 12 HOB
12/11/2019 House • CS by Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -HJ 317
12/12/2019 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
12/16/2019 House • Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 383
1/14/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 01/16/20, 12:30 pm, Morris Hall
• Introduced -HJ 21
• CS by Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 278
1/16/2020 House • Favorable by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 395
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 395
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/22/20
1/22/2020 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 414
• Read 3rd time -HJ 414
• CS passed; YEAS 118 NAYS 0 -HJ 414
1/29/2020 Senate • In Messages
2/5/2020 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 254
2/6/2020 Senate • Received -SJ 253
3/3/2020 Senate • Withdrawn from Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 374
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/SB 604 -SJ 374
• Read 2nd time -SJ 374
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/4/2020 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 410
• CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 410
3/4/2020 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 743
6/11/2020 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/20/2020 • Approved by Governor
6/22/2020 • Chapter No. 2020-65