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CS/SB 604: Servicemembers Civil Relief Act

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Bean

Servicemembers Civil Relief Act; Revising the definition of the terms “abandoned” or “abandonment”; providing that certain state laws relating to children do not supersede the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act; requiring the Department of Children and Families to ensure that the act is observed in certain cases, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
 Last Action: 3/3/2020 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 197 (Ch. 2020-65) -SJ 374
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/22/2019 Senate • Filed
    11/6/2019 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 46
    1/14/2020 Senate • Introduced -SJ 46
    1/16/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/21/20, 12:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
    1/21/2020 Senate • Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 154
    • Now in Judiciary
    1/23/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/28/20, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
    1/28/2020 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 230
    1/30/2020 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    1/31/2020 Senate • Now in Rules
    • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/05/20, 9:30 am, 110 Senate Building
    2/4/2020 Senate • CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 231
    2/5/2020 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -SJ 239
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    2/27/2020 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/03/20 -SJ 374
    3/3/2020 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 373
    • Substituted CS/HB 197 -SJ 374
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 197 (Ch. 2020-65) -SJ 374

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  • CS/SB 604, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/30/2020 at 8:40 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules (Pre-Meeting) 2/3/2020 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 2/5/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 197 (er) Servicemembers Civil Relief Act Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 6/22/2020 Chapter No. 2020-65 Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/5/2020 9:30 AM Rules 16 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    39.01 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf)
    39.0137 Federal law; rulemaking authority. Page 2 (pdf)

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  • SB 604, Original Filed Version Posted 10/22/2019 at 8:52 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 1/17/2020 (pdf)
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) 1/21/2020 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 1/27/2020 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 1/30/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 197 (c1) Servicemembers Civil Relief Act Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 6/22/2020 Chapter No. 2020-65 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    162920 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Judiciary
    (Bean)     		1/27/2020
    3:44 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/30/2020     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    1/21/2020 12:00 PM Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 6 Yeas - 0 Nays
    1/28/2020 4:00 PM Judiciary 5 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    39.01 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf)
    39.0137 Federal law; rulemaking authority. Page 2 (pdf)

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