Florida House Bill 893 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-2-2)
Status: Passed on April 8 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-04-08 - Chapter No. 2022-55
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Authorizes DCF to place children in its custody in therapeutic group homes for residential mental health treatment without prior court approval; defines "therapeutic group home"; provides that DCF, rather than AHCA, shall appoint qualified evaluators to conduct suitability assessments of certain children in department's custody; specifies qualifications for evaluators conducting suitability assessments for placement in therapeutic group home; revises requirements for suitability assessments; specifies when DCF must provide copy of assessment to guardian ad litem & court; removes department's & agency's rulemaking authority; revises definition of term "special needs child".

Child Welfare Placements

House Health and Human Services Committee	House Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee	Rep. Lauren Melo [R]	Rep. Patricia Hawkins-Williams [D]
Sen. Kristen Arrington [D]	Rep. Robin Bartleman [D]	Rep. Christopher Benjamin [D]	Rep. Dan Daley [D]
Sen. Tracie Davis [D]	Rep. Christine Hunschofsky [D]	Rep. Dotie Joseph [D]	Rep. Travaris McCurdy [D]
Rep. Jim Mooney [R]	Rep. Daisy Morales [D]	Rep. Angela Nixon [D]	Rep. Michele Rayner-Goolsby [D]
Rep. Felicia Simone Robinson [D]	Rep. David Silvers [D]	Rep. Kelly Skidmore [D]	Rep. Allison Tant [D]
Sen. Geraldine Thompson [D]	Rep. Marie Woodson [D]

2022-03-02 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RCS#31 (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-03-02 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#661 (Y: 116 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-23 - House - House Health & Human Services Committee (Y: 19 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2022-02-23 - House - House Health & Human Services Committee (Y: 19 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2022-01-25 - House - House Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-04-08		Chapter No. 2022-55
2022-04-06		Approved by Governor
2022-04-05		Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
2022-03-02	House	Ordered enrolled
2022-03-02	House	In Messages
2022-03-02	Senate	CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0
2022-03-02	Senate	Read 3rd time
2022-03-02	Senate	Read 2nd time
2022-03-02	Senate	Received
2022-03-02	Senate	Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1120
2022-03-02	Senate	Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2022-03-02	Senate	Withdrawn from Appropriations
2022-03-02	Senate	Referred to Appropriations
2022-03-02	Senate	In Messages
2022-03-02	House	CS passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0
2022-03-02	House	Read 3rd time
2022-03-01	House	Added to Third Reading Calendar
2022-03-01	House	Placed on 3rd reading
2022-03-01	House	Read 2nd time
2022-02-24	House	Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/1/2022)
2022-02-24	House	Added to Second Reading Calendar
2022-02-24	House	Bill referred to House Calendar
2022-02-23	House	1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
2022-02-23	House	CS Filed
2022-02-23	House	Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2022-02-23	House	Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
2022-02-23	House	Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee
2022-02-21	House	PCS added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
2022-01-28	House	Now in Health & Human Services Committee
2022-01-28	House	Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
2022-01-28	House	Original reference removed: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
2022-01-27	House	1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2022-01-26	House	CS Filed
2022-01-26	House	Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
2022-01-26	House	Reported out of Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
2022-01-25	House	Favorable with CS by Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
2022-01-21	House	Added to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee agenda
2022-01-11	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2022-01-03	House	Now in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
2022-01-03	House	Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
2022-01-03	House	Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
2022-01-03	House	Referred to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
2021-12-09	House	Filed

S1120 (Same As) 2022-03-02 - Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 893

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
258	0142		Amended Code	See Bill Text
39	407		Amended Code	See Bill Text
409	166		Amended Code	See Bill Text
409	1664		Amended Code	See Bill Text
414	045		Amended Code	See Bill Text
63	207		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/893
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/893/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/893/BillText/c1/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/893/BillText/c2/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/893/BillText/er/PDF
Amendment	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/893/Amendment/039095/PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/893/Analyses/h0893.CFS.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/893/Analyses/h0893a.CFS.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/893/Analyses/h0893c.HHS.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/893/Analyses/h0893z.CFS.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/893/Analyses/h0893z1.CFS.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=63489&IsPCB=0&BillId=75604
Roll Call	https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=65513&IsPCB=1&BillId=75604
Roll Call	https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=65966&IsPCB=1&BillId=75604
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/893/Vote/HouseVote_h00893c2661.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/893/Vote/SenateVote_h00893c2031.PDF