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CS/HB 1985: Human Rights Advocacy Councils

GENERAL BILL by Family Law & Children ; Children & Family Empowerment ; Lynn ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Brennan ; Brown

Human Rights Advocacy Councils; redesignates Statewide Human Rights Advocacy Committee as Statewide Human Rights Advocacy Council; redesignates district human rights advocacy committees as local human rights advocacy councils; provides for additional local councils to be established; provides for local councils to monitor activities of, & investigate complaints against, CFS Dept.; conforms terminology to changes made by act, etc. Amends FS.

Effective Date: Contingent
Last Action: 5/1/1998 Senate - Died in Committee on Children, Families and Seniors
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
4/10/1997 House • Filed
4/11/1997 House • Introduced -HJ 00522
4/18/1997 House • Referred to Family Law & Children (JC); Governmental Operations (GRC) -HJ 00662
5/2/1997 House • Carried over to 1998 Session pursuant to House Rule 96, In House Committee on Family Law & Children (JC)
1/16/1998 House • On Committee agenda-- Family Law & Children (JC), 02/03/98, 1:15 pm, 16-HOB
2/3/1998 House • Comm. Action: Unanimously CS by Family Law & Children (JC)
2/16/1998 House • Now in Governmental Operations (GRC)
2/27/1998 House • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Operations (GRC), 03/05/98, 10:15 am, 413C
3/3/1998 House • CARRIED OVER; Referred to Family Law & Children (JC); Governmental Operations (GRC); On Committee agenda-- Family Law & Children (JC), 02/03/98, 1:15 pm, 16-HOB; Comm. Action: Unanimously CS by Family Law & Children (JC) -HJ 00081; CS read first time on 03/03/98 -HJ 00073; Now in Governmental Operations (GRC) -HJ 00081; On Committee agenda-- Governmental Operations (GRC), 03/05/98, 10:15 am, 413C
3/5/1998 House • Comm. Action:-Unanimously Favorable by Governmental Operations (GRC) -HJ 00179
3/12/1998 House • Pending Consent Calendar -HJ 00179
3/17/1998 House • Available for Consent Calendar
3/24/1998 House • Placed on Consent Calendar; Read second and third times -HJ 00329; CS passed; YEAS 119 NAYS 0 -HJ 00329
3/25/1998 Senate • In Messages
4/1/1998 Senate • Received, referred to Children, Families and Seniors -SJ 00351
5/1/1998 Senate • Died in Committee on Children, Families and Seniors