SB 1920 Florida Senate · 2021 Regular Session

Child Welfare

Summary
Child Welfare; Specifying circumstances under which a court is required, on or after a specified date, to appoint a guardian ad litem; renaming the Guardian Ad Litem Qualifications Committee as the Child Well-Being Qualifications Committee; specifying that the executive director of the Statewide Guardian Ad Litem Office may be reappointed; creating the Statewide Office of Child Representation within the Justice Administration Commission; specifying when the court is authorized or required to appoint an attorney for the child; requiring the court to appoint the Statewide Office of Child Representation, etc.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 10, 2021 Last action Apr 30, 2021
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Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
7
Committee
8
Apr 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/19/21, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
upper
Apr 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee Recommendation: CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 5, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 04/08/21, 11:30 am, 37 Senate Building
upper
Mar 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
upper
Mar 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Mar 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/23/21, 12:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
upper
Mar 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/16/21, 12:30 pm, 37 Senate Building --Amendment(s) Adopted - Temporarily Postponed
upper
Mar 10, 2021
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Mar 4, 2021
Committee
Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
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Photo of Lauren Book
Lauren Book
DDemocratic
FL
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