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CS/HB 3883: Protection of Children

GENERAL BILL by Family Law & Children ; Lynn ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Crist ; Heyman ; Kosmas ; Prewitt ; Dennis ; Murman

Protection of Children; reorganizes & revises Proceedings Relating to Children provisions; provides for personnel standards & screening & for drug testing; amends certain provision re immunity from liability for agents of CFS Dept. or social service agency; provides for right to counsel; provides for working agreements with local law enforcement to perform criminal investigations; establishes Relative Caregiver Program, etc. Amends FS. APPROPRIATION: $14,500,000.

Effective Date: Contingent
Last Action: 5/1/1998 House - Died in returning Messages, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed refer to HB 1019 (Ch. 98-403), CS/CS/SB 1024 (Ch. 98-111), CS/SB 1540 (Ch. 98-78)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/3/1998 House • Filed; Introduced -HJ 00062
3/13/1998 House • Referred to Family Law & Children (JC); Governmental Operations (GRC); Health & Human Services Appropriations -HJ 00238; On Committee agenda-- Family Law & Children (JC), 03/19/98, 8:00 am, 16-HOB
3/19/1998 House • Comm. Action: Unanimously CS by Family Law & Children (JC) -HJ 00390
3/31/1998 House • CS read first time on 03/31/98 -HJ 00384; Now in Governmental Operations (GRC) -HJ 00390
4/14/1998 House • Withdrawn from Governmental Operations (GRC) -HJ 00571; Now in Health & Human Services Appropriations; On Committee agenda-- Health & Human Services Appropriations, 04/14/98, 3:45 pm, 317C; Comm. Action:-Unanimously Favorable with 6 amendment(s) by Health & Human Services Appropriations -HJ 00689
4/16/1998 House • Pending Consent Calendar -HJ 00689
4/20/1998 House • Objection filed; Placed on Justice Council Calendar -HJ 00741
4/23/1998 House • Read second time -HJ 01006; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 01008; Amendment pending -HJ 01010; Was taken up -HJ 01047; Pending amendment adopted -HJ 01049; Amendment pending -HJ 01050; Was taken up -HJ 01075; Pending amendment adopted -HJ 01076
4/27/1998 House • Read third time -HJ 01382; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 01383; Amendment pending -HJ 01384; Was taken up -HJ 01386; Pending amendment failed -HJ 01387; CS passed as amended; YEAS 93 NAYS 19 -HJ 01389
4/28/1998 Senate • In Messages
4/30/1998 Senate • Received, referred to Judiciary; Children, Families and Seniors; Rules and Calendar -SJ 01523; Immediately withdrawn from Judiciary; Children, Families and Seniors; Rules and Calendar -SJ 01353; Substituted for CS/SB 2170 -SJ 01355; Read second time -SJ 01355; Was taken up -SJ 01367; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 01369; Read third time -SJ 01448; CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 01448
4/30/1998 House • In returning messages
5/1/1998 House • Died in returning Messages, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed refer to HB 1019 (Ch. 98-403), CS/CS/SB 1024 (Ch. 98-111), CS/SB 1540 (Ch. 98-78)