Senate Bill 1224 (2024) - The Florida Senate

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CS/CS/CS/SB 1224: Protection of Children and Victims of Crime

GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Policy ; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice ; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Burton ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Grall

Protection of Children and Victims of Crime; Requiring the Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office and circuit guardian ad litem offices to participate in the development of a certain state plan; requiring the court to appoint a guardian ad litem for a child at the earliest possible time; requiring parents to consent to provide certain information to the guardian ad litem and attorney ad litem; requiring a court to appoint a guardian ad litem to represent a child in certain proceedings, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2024
Last Action: 4/11/2024 - Chapter No. 2024-70
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

Senate Committee References:

Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
Fiscal Policy (FP)

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Bill History

Date	Chamber	Action
1/3/2024	Senate	• Filed
1/8/2024	Senate	• Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
1/9/2024	Senate	• Introduced
1/25/2024	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/30/24, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
1/30/2024	Senate	• CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
2/1/2024	Senate	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
2/5/2024	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/08/24, 2:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
2/6/2024	Senate	• CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time
2/8/2024	Senate	• CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
2/12/2024	Senate	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Fiscal Policy
2/13/2024	Senate	• CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice read 1st time
2/19/2024	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/22/24, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/22/2024	Senate	• CS/CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 17 NAYS 0
2/23/2024	Senate	• Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2/27/2024	Senate	• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/29/24 • CS/CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
2/29/2024	Senate	• Read 2nd time -SJ 539 • Amendment(s) adopted (557258) -SJ 540 • Read 3rd time -SJ 562 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 562
2/29/2024	House	• In Messages
3/4/2024	House	• Bill referred to House Calendar • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/5/2024) • 1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
3/5/2024	House	• Read 2nd time • Amendment 114061 adopted • Placed on 3rd reading • Added to Third Reading Calendar
3/6/2024	House	• Read 3rd time • CS passed as amended; YEAS 112, NAYS 0
3/6/2024	Senate	• In returning messages • Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (114061) -SJ 848 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 848 • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
4/8/2024		• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
4/10/2024		• Approved by Governor
4/11/2024		• Chapter No. 2024-70

Related Bills

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
H 185 (c2)	Dependent Children	Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee	Similar	Last Action: 3/5/2024 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 1224 (Ch. 2024-70)
H 673	Domestic Violence Investigations	Bartleman, Baker	Compare	Last Action: 3/8/2024 H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 1224 (Ch. 2024-70)
H 729 (c2)	Lethality Assessments	Criminal Justice Subcommittee	Compare	Last Action: 3/8/2024 H Died in Judiciary Committee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 1224 (Ch. 2024-70)
S 610	Domestic Violence Investigations	Book	Compare	Last Action: 3/8/2024 S Died in Criminal Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 1224 (Ch. 2024-70)
S 638 (c3)	Lethality Assessments	Grall	Compare	Last Action: 3/8/2024 H Died in Messages; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 1224 (Ch. 2024-70)

Bill Text

Version	Posted	Format
S 1224 Filed	1/3/2024 12:11 PM	Web Page \| PDF
S 1224 c1	2/1/2024 4:13 PM	Web Page \| PDF
S 1224 c2	2/12/2024 3:20 PM	Web Page \| PDF
S 1224 c3	2/23/2024 2:49 PM	Web Page \| PDF
S 1224 e1	2/29/2024 3:27 PM	Web Page \| PDF
S 1224 e2	3/7/2024 1:30 PM	Web Page \| PDF
S 1224 er	3/7/2024 3:13 PM	Web Page \| PDF

Committee Amendments

S 1224 Filed
Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
238806 - Amendment Delete lines 504 - 2056 and insert:	Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Burton)	1/30/2024 7:55 AM (Late Filed)	Replaced by Committee Substitute 2/1/2024	Web Page PDF

S 1224 c1
Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
559494 - Amendment Delete line 487 and insert:	Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Burton)	2/7/2024 2:17 PM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 2/9/2024	Web Page PDF
146686 - Amendment Delete lines 1819 - 1835 and insert:	Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Burton)	2/8/2024 8:29 AM (Late Filed)	Replaced by Committee Substitute 2/9/2024	Web Page PDF

S 1224 c2
Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
655070 - Amendment Delete line 539 and insert:	Fiscal Policy (Burton)	2/22/2024 10:16 AM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 2/23/2024	Web Page PDF
568060 - Amendment Between lines 1818 and 1819 insert:	Fiscal Policy (Burton)	2/21/2024 12:40 PM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 2/23/2024	Web Page PDF

Floor Amendments

S 1224 c3
Amendments	Sponsor	Filed	Last Floor Action	Format
557258 - Amendment (Delete All) Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:	Burton	2/29/2024 10:42 AM	Senate: Adopted 2/29/2024	Web Page PDF

S 1224 e1
Amendments	Sponsor	Filed	Last Floor Action	Format
114061 - Amendment Remove lines 3062-3158 and insert:	Trabulsy	3/3/2024 12:23 PM	Senate: Concurred 3/6/2024	PDF

Bill Analyses

Type	Analysis	Author	Posted	Format
Bill Analysis	S 1224	Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting)	1/29/2024 9:23 AM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 1224	Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting)	1/31/2024 10:53 AM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 1224	Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Pre-Meeting)	2/7/2024 1:04 PM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 1224	Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Post-Meeting)	2/12/2024 3:03 PM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 1224	Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting)	2/20/2024 2:11 PM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 1224	Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting)	2/23/2024 2:43 PM	PDF
House Message Summary	S 1224	Children, Families, and Elder Affairs	3/6/2024 12:43 PM	PDF

Vote History - Committee

Version	Committee	Date	Result
S 1224 Filed	Children, Families, and Elder Affairs	1/30/2024 1:00 PM	7 Yeas - 0 Nays
S 1224 c1	Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice	2/8/2024 2:00 PM	9 Yeas - 0 Nays
S 1224 c2	Fiscal Policy	2/22/2024 12:00 PM	17 Yeas - 0 Nays

Vote History - Floor

Vote	Date	Chamber	Result
S 1224 c3	2/29/2024 2:41 PM	Senate	36 Yeas - 0 Nays
S 1224 e1	3/6/2024 11:23 AM	House	112 Yeas - 0 Nays
S 1224 e1	3/6/2024 4:54 PM	Senate	40 Yeas - 0 Nays

Citations - Statutes (60)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
29.008	County funding of court-related functions.	Page 67 (pdf)
39.001	Purposes and intent; personnel standards and screening.	Page 7 (pdf)
39.00145	Records concerning children.	Page 9 (pdf)
39.00146	Case record face sheet.	Page 10 (pdf)
39.0016	Education of abused, neglected, and abandoned children; agency agreements; children having or suspected of having a disability.	Page 11 (pdf)
39.01	Definitions.	Page 18 (pdf)
39.013	Procedures and jurisdiction; right to counsel.	Page 19 (pdf)
39.01305	Appointment of an attorney for a dependent child with certain special needs.	Page 20 (pdf)
39.0132	Oaths, records, and confidential information.	Page 21 (pdf)
39.0136	Time limitations; continuances.	Page 21 (pdf)
39.01375	Best interest determination for placement.	Page 22 (pdf)
39.0139	Visitation or other contact; restrictions.	Page 22 (pdf)
39.202	Confidentiality of reports and records in cases of child abuse or neglect; exception.	Page 23 (pdf)
39.302	Protective investigations of institutional child abuse, abandonment, or neglect.	Page 82 (pdf)
39.402	Placement in a shelter.	Page 24 (pdf)
39.4022	Multidisciplinary teams; staffings; assessments; report.	Page 26 (pdf)
39.4023	Placement and education transitions; transition plans.	Page 28 (pdf)
39.407	Medical, psychiatric, and psychological examination and treatment of child; physical, mental, or substance abuse examination of person with or requesting child custody.	Page 33 (pdf)
39.4085	Goals for dependent children; responsibilities; education; Office of the Children’s Ombudsman.	Page 34 (pdf)
39.502	Notice, process, and service.	Page 35 (pdf)
39.521	Disposition hearings; powers of disposition.	Page 83 (pdf)
39.522	Postdisposition change of custody.	Page 35 (pdf)
39.6011	Case plan development.	Page 73 (pdf)
39.6012	Case plan tasks; services.	Page 37 (pdf)
39.6036		Page 38 (pdf)
39.621	Permanency determination by the court.	Page 38 (pdf)
39.6241	Another planned permanent living arrangement.	Page 39 (pdf)
39.701	Judicial review.	Page 40 (pdf)
39.801	Procedures and jurisdiction; notice; service of process.	Page 51 (pdf)
39.807	Right to counsel; guardian ad litem.	Page 53 (pdf)
39.808	Advisory hearing; pretrial status conference.	Page 54 (pdf)
39.815	Appeal.	Page 54 (pdf)
39.820	Definitions.	Page 54 (pdf)
39.821	Qualifications of guardians ad litem.	Page 54 (pdf)
39.822	Appointment of guardian ad litem for abused, abandoned, or neglected child.	Page 56 (pdf)
39.827	Hearing for appointment of a guardian advocate.	Page 58 (pdf)
39.8296	Statewide Guardian Ad Litem Office; legislative findings and intent; creation; appointment of executive director; duties of office.	Page 59 (pdf)
39.8297	County funding for guardian ad litem employees.	Page 64 (pdf)
39.906	Referral to centers and notice of rights.	Page 113 (pdf)
40.24	Compensation and reimbursement policy.	Page 73 (pdf)
43.16	Justice Administrative Commission; membership, powers and duties.	Page 74 (pdf)
61.13	Support of children; parenting and time-sharing; powers of court.	Page 86 (pdf)
61.402	Qualifications of guardians ad litem.	Page 76 (pdf)
110.205	Career service; exemptions.	Page 76 (pdf)
119.071	General exemptions from inspection or copying of public records.	Page 90 (pdf)
320.08058	Specialty license plates.	Page 77 (pdf)
322.09	Application of minors; responsibility for negligence or misconduct of minor.	Page 103 (pdf)
394.495	Child and adolescent mental health system of care; programs and services.	Page 103 (pdf)
414.56	Office of Continuing Care.	Page 65 (pdf)
627.746	Coverage for minors who have a learner’s driver license; additional premium prohibited.	Page 104 (pdf)
741.29	Domestic violence; investigation of incidents; notice to victims of legal rights and remedies; reporting.	Page 105 (pdf)
934.255	Subpoenas in investigations of sexual offenses.	Page 104 (pdf)
943.053	Dissemination of criminal justice information; fees.	Page 77 (pdf)
960.065	Eligibility for awards.	Page 104 (pdf)
985.43	Predisposition reports; other evaluations.	Page 78 (pdf)
985.441	Commitment.	Page 78 (pdf)
985.455	Other dispositional issues.	Page 79 (pdf)
985.461	Transition to adulthood.	Page 81 (pdf)
985.48	Juvenile sexual offender commitment programs; sexual abuse intervention networks.	Page 82 (pdf)
1009.898		Page 66 (pdf)

Citations - Constitution (0)

No Constitutional citations.

Citations - Chapter Law (0)

No Chapter Law citations.