Florida House Bill 601 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Failed on April 30 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-04-30 - Died in Rules
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

Authorizes court to review DCF decision to deny application to adopt child; provides requirements for department, denied applicant, & court relating to motion to review department's decision; authorizes department to remove child from foster home or custodian; requires department's consent for certain adoptions or, in alternative, specified court order must be attached to petition to adopt; provides that stepparent or relative of minor are not exempted from preliminary home study in certain situations.

Adoption Proceedings

House Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee

Rep. Rick Roth [R]

Rep. Susan Valdes [R]

2021-04-15 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#149 (Y: 117 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-04-06 - House - House Health & Human Services Committee (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-03-30 - House - House Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2021-03-03 - House - House Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee (Y: 17 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-30	Senate	Died in Rules
2021-04-20	Senate	Received
2021-04-19	Senate	Referred to Rules
2021-04-15	Senate	In Messages
2021-04-15	House	Message sent to senate
2021-04-15	House	Immediately certified
2021-04-15	House	CS passed; YEAS 117, NAYS 0
2021-04-15	House	Read 3rd time
2021-04-15	House	Read 2nd time
2021-04-08	House	Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/15/2021)
2021-04-06	House	Added to Second Reading Calendar
2021-04-06	House	Bill released to House Calendar
2021-04-06	House	Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
2021-04-06	House	Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee
2021-04-02	House	Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
2021-03-30	House	Now in Health & Human Services Committee
2021-03-30	House	Reported out of Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
2021-03-30	House	Favorable by Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
2021-03-26	House	Added to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee agenda
2021-03-08	House	Now in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
2021-03-08	House	Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
2021-03-08	House	Referred to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
2021-03-04	House	1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2021-03-04	House	CS Filed
2021-03-04	House	Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2021-03-04	House	Reported out of Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
2021-03-03	House	Favorable with CS by Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
2021-03-02	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2021-03-01	House	Added to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee agenda
2021-02-18	House	Now in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
2021-02-18	House	Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
2021-02-18	House	Referred to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
2021-02-18	House	Referred to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
2021-01-29	House	Filed

S1206 (Similar To) 2021-04-30 - Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
39	812		Amended Code	See Bill Text
63	062		Amended Code	See Bill Text
63	082		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/601
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/601/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/601/BillText/c1/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/601/Amendment/752973/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/601/Amendment/337013/PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/601/Analyses/h0601.CFS.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/601/Analyses/h0601a.CFS.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/601/Analyses/h0601b.CIV.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/601/Analyses/h0601c.CIV.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/601/Analyses/h0601d.HHS.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/601/Analyses/h0601e.HHS.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/601/Vote/HouseVote_h00601c1149.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=57250&IsPCB=0&BillId=70903
Roll Call	https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=59590&IsPCB=0&BillId=70903
Roll Call	https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=60053&IsPCB=0&BillId=70903