CS/HB 319: Florida Healthy Marriage Handbook
GENERAL BILL by Civil Justice Subcommittee ; Yarborough ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Sabatini ; Smith, D.
Florida Healthy Marriage Handbook; Creates Florida Healthy Marriage Handbook; provides requirements for handbook; provides for distribution of printed copies of the handbook under certain circumstances; requires clerks of court to post electronic copies of handbook on its website & make handbook available to certain applicants; encourages clerks of court to provide list of course providers & websites where certain classes are available; prohibits issuance of marriage license until petitioners verify that both parties have obtained & read Florida Healthy Marriage Handbook or some other presentation of similar information.
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 10/9/2019 | House |
• Filed |
| 10/16/2019 | House |
• Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 29 |
| 1/14/2020 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 29 |
| 1/31/2020 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 02/04/20, 3:30 pm, Sumner Hall |
| 2/4/2020 | House |
• CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 516 |
| 2/6/2020 | House |
• Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c) • CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 513 |
| 2/7/2020 | House |
• Original reference(s) removed: Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee • CS referred to Health and Human Services Committee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 524 • Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 524 |
| 2/10/2020 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 02/12/20, 10:00 am, Morris Hall |
| 2/12/2020 | House |
• Favorable by Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 551 • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 551 |
| 3/14/2020 | House |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Judiciary Committee |
