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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.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
 Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • 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    3/14/2020 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration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

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  • HB 7025, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/16/2020 at 5:45 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/11/2020 (pdf)
    Health and Human Services Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/19/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1762 Guardianship Gainer Identical Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    022831 - Amendment
    Remove lines 92-95 and insert:     		Geller 2/28/2020
    3:07 PM     		House: Failed
    3/3/2020     		PDF

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    3/4/2020 2:01 PM House 119 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    744.2001 Office of Public and Professional Guardians. Page 2 (pdf)
    744.2003 Regulation of professional guardians; application; bond required; educational requirements. Page 4 (pdf)
    744.2004 Complaints; disciplinary proceedings; penalties; enforcement. Page 5 (pdf)
    744.3145 Guardian education requirements. Page 7 (pdf)
    744.368 Responsibilities of the clerk of the circuit court. Page 8 (pdf)

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