The Florida Senate

HB 559: Adoptions

GENERAL BILL by Stevenson

Adoptions; Requires adoption entities to submit annual report with certain information to DCF; requires department to retain electronic copy of certain documentation; revises amount of authorized fees, costs, & expenses; prohibits & authorizes court to reject certain fees; requires court to include written determination of reasonableness if court approves fees, costs, & expenses in excess of certain limits; requires certain information to be included in annual report department submits to Governor & Legislature; revises provisions relating to the statewide adoption exchange.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  11/20/2023	House	• Filed
  11/30/2023	House	• Referred to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee • Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee • Now in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
  1/5/2024	House	• Withdrawn prior to introduction

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• HB 559, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/20/2023 at 11:32 AM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Related Bills (2)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  H 1083 (er)	Permanency for Children	Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee	Compare	Last Action: 5/13/2024 Chapter No. 2024-177
  S 1486 (c2)	Permanency for Children	Collins	Compare	Last Action: 3/5/2024 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/CS/HB 1083 -SJ 669

  Citations - Statutes (5)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  63.039	Duty of adoption entity to prospective adoptive parents; sanctions.	Page 2 (pdf)
  63.097	Fees.	Page 3 (pdf)
  63.132	Affidavit of expenses and receipts.	Page 5 (pdf)
  409.1662	Children within the child welfare system; adoption incentive program.	Page 6 (pdf)
  409.167	Statewide adoption exchange; establishment; responsibilities; registration requirements; rules.	Page 7 (pdf)

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