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CS/SB 60: Children Obtaining Driver Licenses

GENERAL BILL by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Bean ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Rodriguez ; Stargel

Children Obtaining Driver Licenses; Revising a pilot program to make it permanent; revising the applicability of the program to include children in out-of-home care; authorizing the program to pay for a child to complete a driver education program and obtain a driver license or the related costs of licensure under certain circumstances; revising a child’s transition plan to include options to use in obtaining a driver license under certain circumstances; providing that a guardian ad litem authorized by a minor’s caregiver to sign for the minor’s learner’s driver license does not assume any obligation or liability for damages, etc.

Effective Date: 5/1/2017
Last Action: 5/2/2017 - Chapter No. 2017-8
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/22/2016 Senate • Filed
12/8/2016 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 42
1/13/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/23/17, 4:00 pm, 401 Senate Office Building
1/23/2017 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 148
1/25/2017 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services -SJ 148
1/30/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 02/08/17, 2:00 pm, 401 Senate Office Building
2/8/2017 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 149
2/9/2017 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 149
3/7/2017 Senate • Introduced -SJ 42
• CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 138
3/13/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 03/16/17, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
3/16/2017 Senate • Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -SJ 233
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 233
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/21/17
3/21/2017 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 232
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/23/2017 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 241
• CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 241
3/29/2017 House • In Messages
3/30/2017 House • Referred to Calendar -HJ 511
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/04/17
• Received -HJ 511
4/4/2017 House • Substituted for CS/HB 217 -HJ 538
• Read 2nd time -HJ 538
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/5/2017 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 571
• CS passed; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 -HJ 571
4/12/2017 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 394
4/26/2017 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor -SJ 500
5/1/2017 • Approved by Governor
5/2/2017 • Chapter No. 2017-8