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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.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
 Last Action: 3/14/2020 House - Died in Judiciary Committee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • 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    3/14/2020 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration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

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  • CS/HB 319, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/6/2020 at 8:27 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Health and Human Services Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/12/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 682 (c2) Florida Healthy Marriage Handbook Baxley Similar Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Rules Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    741.0307 Page 1 (pdf)
    741.04 Issuance of marriage license. Page 13 (pdf)

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  • HB 319, Original Filed Version Posted 10/9/2019 at 8:17 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Civil Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/5/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 682 (c1) Florida Guide to a Healthy Marriage Baxley Similar Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Rules Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    393807 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Yarborough 2/3/2020
    8:35 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    2/4/2020     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    741.0307 Page 2 (pdf)
    741.04 Issuance of marriage license. Page 4 (pdf)

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