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CS/SB 1540: Elder and Vulnerable Adult Abuse Fatality Review Teams

GENERAL BILL by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Garcia

Elder and Vulnerable Adult Abuse Fatality Review Teams; Authorizing the establishment of elder and vulnerable adult abuse fatality review teams for certain purposes; authorizing a review team to determine the number and types of incidents to review; modifying the prohibition from contacting, interviewing, or obtaining information from the family of a victim; providing that communications, information, and records produced or acquired by a review team are not subject to discovery or introduction into evidence in certain proceedings under certain circumstances, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
Last Action: 6/20/2023 - Chapter No. 2023-260, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1542 (Ch. 2023-261)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/3/2023 Senate • Filed
3/9/2023 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
3/14/2023 Senate • Introduced
3/30/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 04/04/23, 11:00 am, 37 Senate Building
4/4/2023 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
4/6/2023 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
4/11/2023 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time
4/13/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 04/18/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
4/18/2023 Senate • Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 16 NAYS 0
• Now in Fiscal Policy
4/20/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/25/23, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
4/25/2023 Senate • Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 20 NAYS 0
4/26/2023 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/28/23
4/28/2023 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 601
• Read 3rd time -SJ 602
• CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 602
4/28/2023 House • In Messages
• Bill referred to House Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (5/1/2023)
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
5/1/2023 House • Read 2nd time
• Amendment 255691 adopted
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
5/2/2023 House • Read 3rd time
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 119, NAYS 0
5/2/2023 Senate • In returning messages
5/3/2023 Senate • Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (255691) -SJ 783
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 783
• Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
6/12/2023 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/19/2023 • Approved by Governor
6/20/2023 • Chapter No. 2023-260, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1542 (Ch. 2023-261)