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CS/CS/SB 448: Protection & Care for Elders

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal Justice ; Children and Families ; Margolis ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Lynn ; Aronberg ; Crist

Protection & Care for Elders; reclassifies offense of aggravated abuse of elderly person or disabled adult from second degree felony to first degree felony; provides that Elderly Affairs Dept. may fund efforts to dispel stereotypes concerning mature residents in this state; provides for establishment of memory disorder clinic at Morton Plant Hospital in Pinellas Co.; provides for Fla. Mental Health Institute in Pinellas Co., etc. Amends FS.

Effective Date: 07/01/2004
Last Action: 4/30/2004 House - Died on Calendar, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 1865 (Ch. 2004-246), CS/SB 1226 (Ch. 2004-386)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/23/2003 Senate • Prefiled
10/30/2003 Senate • Referred to Children and Families; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations
1/13/2004 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children and Families, 01/21/04, 2:30 pm, 37-S
1/21/2004 Senate • CS by Children and Families; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
1/23/2004 Senate • Now in Governmental Oversight and Productivity
2/9/2004 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Productivity, 02/18/04, 9:00 am, 110-S
2/18/2004 Senate • Favorable with 2 amendment(s) by Governmental Oversight and Productivity; YEAS 9 NAYS 0; Now in Criminal Justice
3/2/2004 Senate • Introduced, referred to Children and Families; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 00030; On Committee agenda-- Children and Families, 01/21/04, 2:30 pm, 37-S; CS by Children and Families; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 00154; CS read first time on 03/02/04 -SJ 00135; Now in Governmental Oversight and Productivity -SJ 00155; On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Productivity, 02/18/04, 9:00 am, 110-S; Favorable with 2 amendment(s) by Governmental Oversight and Productivity; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 00151; Now in Criminal Justice -SJ 00152
3/26/2004 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/31/04, 2:00 pm, 37-S -SJ 00437
3/31/2004 Senate • CS/CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 00550; CS read first time on 04/02/04 -SJ 00551
4/1/2004 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services -SJ 00550
4/16/2004 Senate • Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 00658; Placed on Calendar, on second reading
4/21/2004 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00697; Read second time -SJ 00682; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00682; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00682
4/22/2004 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00734; CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 00734
4/23/2004 House • In Messages
4/29/2004 House • Received, placed on Calendar -HJ 01080
4/30/2004 House • Died on Calendar, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 1865 (Ch. 2004-246), CS/SB 1226 (Ch. 2004-386)