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CS/SB 708: Domestic Violence

GENERAL BILL by Children and Families ; Children and Families ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Jones

Domestic Violence; redefines terms "domestic violence", "family or household member", "domestic violence center" & "domestic violence advocate"; specifies when person has standing to file petition for injunction against domestic violence; provides for incidents that describe violence or threats of violence; provides for court not to modify or dissolve injunction unless failure to complete Batterers' Intervention Program is justified, etc. Amends FS.

Effective Date: 07/01/2000
 Last Action: 5/5/2000 Senate - In returning messages; Died in returning Messages
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/3/1999 Senate • Prefiled
12/20/1999 Senate • Referred to Children and Families
1/28/2000 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children and Families, 02/08/00, 1:00 pm, 37-S -SJ 00046
2/8/2000 Senate • Comm. Action:-CS by Children and Families; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
2/11/2000 Senate • Placed on Calendar
3/7/2000 Senate • Introduced, referred to Children and Families -SJ 00046; On Committee agenda-- Children and Families, 02/08/00, 1:00 pm, 37-S; Comm. Action:-CS by Children and Families; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 00010; CS read first time on 03/07/00 -SJ 00121; Placed on Calendar -SJ 00010
3/21/2000 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00235
3/22/2000 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00251; Read second time -SJ 00273; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00273; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00273
3/29/2000 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00288; CS passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 00288; Immediately certified -SJ 00288
3/29/2000 House • In Messages
5/5/2000 House • Received -HJ 02060; Read second time -HJ 02060; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 02060; Read third time -HJ 02074; CS passed as amended; YEAS 119 NAYS 0 -HJ 02074
5/5/2000 Senate • In returning messages; Died in returning Messages