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CS/SB 744: Motor Vehicle Insurance and Driver Education for Children in Care

GENERAL BILL by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Detert ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Gibson

Motor Vehicle Insurance and Driver Education for Children in Care; Authorizing the court to consider the best interest of a child in removing specified disabilities of nonage for certain minors; directing the Department of Children and Families to establish a statewide pilot program to pay specified costs of driver education, licensure and costs incidental to licensure, and motor vehicle insurance for a child in licensed out-of-home care who meets certain qualifications; requiring the department to contract with a qualified not-for-profit entity to operate and develop procedures for the pilot program; providing for preferential enrollment in driver education for specified children in care, etc. APPROPRIATION: $800,000

Effective Date: 7/1/2014
Last Action: 4/30/2014 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 977 (Ch. 2014-166), CS/SB 1666 (Ch. 2014-224) -SJ 825
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Transportation (TR)
  3. Banking and Insurance (BI)
  4. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/24/2014 Senate • Filed
2/4/2014 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Transportation; Banking and Insurance; Appropriations -SJ 61
2/10/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 02/18/14, 10:00 am, 37 Senate Office Building
2/18/2014 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 139
2/19/2014 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
3/3/2014 Senate • Now in Transportation -SJ 139
3/4/2014 Senate • Introduced -SJ 60
• CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 131
3/10/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Transportation, 03/13/14, 9:00 am, 37 Senate Office Building
3/13/2014 Senate • Favorable by Transportation; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 241
• Now in Banking and Insurance -SJ 241
3/20/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 03/25/14, 2:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
3/25/2014 Senate • Favorable by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -SJ 335
3/26/2014 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 335
4/17/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/22/14, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
4/22/2014 Senate • Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -SJ 697
4/25/2014 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 697
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/30/14
4/30/2014 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 825
• Substituted CS/HB 977 -SJ 825
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 977 (Ch. 2014-166), CS/SB 1666 (Ch. 2014-224) -SJ 825