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CS/SB 1440: Juvenile Court Proceedings

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Book

Juvenile Court Proceedings; Authorizing individuals to appear at or attend dependency proceedings relating to children through audio or audio-video communication technology, except under certain circumstances; requiring parties in certain proceedings to provide their primary e-mail addresses to the court; requiring that court notices for shelter placement hearings held through audio or audio-video communication technology include certain information; specifying how parties to certain hearings involving children may consent to service or notice by e-mail, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 5/1/2023 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1571 (Ch. 2023-302) -SJ 650
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/2/2023 Senate • Filed
    3/9/2023 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Rules
    3/14/2023 Senate • Introduced
    3/24/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/29/23, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    3/29/2023 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
    3/30/2023 Senate • Now in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 04/04/23, 11:00 am, 37 Senate Building
    4/4/2023 Senate • Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
    4/5/2023 Senate • Now in Rules
    4/14/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/19/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/19/2023 Senate • CS by- Rules; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
    4/21/2023 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    4/25/2023 Senate • CS by Rules read 1st time
    4/26/2023 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/01/23
    5/1/2023 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 649
    • Substituted CS/HB 1571 -SJ 650
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1571 (Ch. 2023-302) -SJ 650

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  • CS/SB 1440, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/21/2023 at 2:41 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1571 (er) Juvenile Court Proceedings Judiciary Committee Similar Last Action: 6/29/2023 Chapter No. 2023-302 Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (9)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    39.013 Procedures and jurisdiction; right to counsel. Page 2 (pdf)
    39.0131 Permanent mailing address designation. Page 2 (pdf)
    39.402 Placement in a shelter. Page 3 (pdf)
    39.502 Notice, process, and service. Page 3 (pdf)
    39.506 Arraignment hearings. Page 5 (pdf)
    39.521 Disposition hearings; powers of disposition. Page 6 (pdf)
    39.801 Procedures and jurisdiction; notice; service of process. Page 8 (pdf)
    92.54 Use of closed-circuit television in proceedings involving a victim or witness under the age of 18 or who has an intellectual disability. Page 11 (pdf)
    985.319 Process and service. Page 12 (pdf)

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  • SB 1440, Original Filed Version Posted 3/2/2023 at 10:50 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 3/28/2023 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 3/29/2023 (pdf)
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 4/5/2023 (pdf)
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) 4/13/2023 (pdf)
    Rules (Pre-Meeting) 4/18/2023 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/21/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1571 (c1) Juvenile Court Proceedings Judiciary Committee Similar Last Action: 6/29/2023 Chapter No. 2023-302 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    878942 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Rules
    (Book)     		4/17/2023
    4:37 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/20/2023     		Web Page
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    Committee Votes (3)

    Date Committee Result
    3/29/2023 12:00 PM Judiciary 11 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/4/2023 11:00 AM Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 8 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/19/2023 8:30 AM Rules 18 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (9)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    39.013 Procedures and jurisdiction; right to counsel. Page 3 (pdf)
    39.0131 Permanent mailing address designation. Page 3 (pdf)
    39.402 Placement in a shelter. Page 4 (pdf)
    39.502 Notice, process, and service. Page 4 (pdf)
    39.506 Arraignment hearings. Page 6 (pdf)
    39.521 Disposition hearings; powers of disposition. Page 7 (pdf)
    39.801 Procedures and jurisdiction; notice; service of process. Page 9 (pdf)
    92.54 Use of closed-circuit television in proceedings involving a victim or witness under the age of 18 or who has an intellectual disability. Page 12 (pdf)
    985.319 Process and service. Page 13 (pdf)

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