HB 7025: Guardianship
GENERAL BILL by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee ; Fetterhoff
Guardianship; Removes requirement that executive director of Office of Public & Professional Guardians be member of The Florida Bar; revises responsibilities of the executive director; revises continuing education requirements for guardians; requires professional guardians to submit to & maintain with office specified information; revises office's disciplinary procedures; authorizes guardians to satisfy certain education requirements through courses offered by office; removes court's ability to waive education requirements for guardians; requires clerks of court to notify office of any sanctions imposed on professional guardians.
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
Bill Text: PDF
- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
 - Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
 - Appropriations (AP)
 
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action | 
|---|---|---|
| 1/16/2020 | House | 
                                    • Filed • Introduced -HJ 377  | 
                        
| 1/20/2020 | House | 
                                    • Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 410  | 
                        
| 2/7/2020 | House | 
                                    • On Committee agenda-- Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee, 02/11/20, 1:30 pm, Reed Hall  | 
                        
| 2/11/2020 | House | 
                                    • Favorable by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -HJ 551  • Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 551  | 
                        
| 2/14/2020 | House | 
                                    • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 02/18/20, 3:00 pm, Morris Hall  | 
                        
| 2/18/2020 | House | 
                                    • Favorable by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -HJ 608  | 
                        
| 2/19/2020 | House | 
                                    • Placed on Calendar -HJ 608  | 
                        
| 2/27/2020 | House | 
                                    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/03/20 | 
                        
| 3/3/2020 | House | 
                                    • Read 2nd time -HJ 715  • Amendment(s) failed (022831) -HJ 715 • Placed on 3rd reading  | 
                        
| 3/4/2020 | House | 
                                    • Read 3rd time -HJ 741  • Passed; YEAS 119 NAYS 0 -HJ 741  | 
                        
| 3/4/2020 | Senate | 
                                    • In Messages | 
                        
| 3/5/2020 | Senate | 
                                    • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 477  • Received -SJ 477  | 
                        
| 3/14/2020 | Senate | 
                                    • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs  |