2024 Regular Session • Florida Legislature
S1224: Protection of Children and Victims of Crime
Legislative Summary
Requiring the Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office and circuit guardian ad litem offices to participate in the development of a certain state plan; requiring the court to appoint a guardian ad litem for a child at the earliest possible time; requiring parents to consent to provide certain information to the guardian ad litem and attorney ad litem; requiring a court to appoint a guardian ad litem to represent a child in certain proceedings, etc.
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Bill History
1/3/2024
Filed
Senate
1/8/2024
Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
Senate
1/9/2024
Introduced
Senate
1/25/2024
On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/30/24, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
Senate
1/30/2024
CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
Senate
2/1/2024
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
2/1/2024
Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Senate
2/5/2024
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/08/24, 2:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
Senate
2/6/2024
CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time
Senate
2/8/2024
CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
Senate
2/12/2024
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
2/12/2024
Now in Fiscal Policy
Senate
2/13/2024
CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice read 1st time
Senate
2/19/2024
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/22/24, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
Senate
2/22/2024
CS/CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 17 NAYS 0
Senate
2/23/2024
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
2/23/2024
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Senate
2/27/2024
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/29/24
Senate
2/27/2024
CS/CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
Senate
2/29/2024
Read 2nd time
Senate
2/29/2024
Amendment(s) adopted (557258)
Senate
2/29/2024
Read 3rd time
Senate
2/29/2024
CS passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 0
Senate
2/29/2024
In Messages
House of Representatives
3/4/2024
Bill referred to House Calendar
House of Representatives
3/4/2024
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/5/2024)
House of Representatives
3/4/2024
1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
House of Representatives
3/5/2024
Read 2nd time
House of Representatives
3/5/2024
Amendment 114061 adopted
House of Representatives
3/5/2024
Placed on 3rd reading
House of Representatives
3/5/2024
Added to Third Reading Calendar
House of Representatives
3/6/2024
Read 3rd time
House of Representatives
3/6/2024
CS passed as amended; YEAS 112, NAYS 0
House of Representatives
3/6/2024
In returning messages
Senate
3/6/2024
Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (114061)
Senate
3/6/2024
CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0
Senate
3/6/2024
Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
Senate
4/8/2024
Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
4/10/2024
Approved by Governor
4/11/2024
Chapter No. 2024-70
Amendments
Senate Floor Amendment (Delete All) #557258
2/29/2024Not Adopted
Senate Committee Amendment #238806
1/29/2024Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
House: Third Reading RCS#879
3/6/2024
112
Yea
0
Nay
8
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Third Reading RCS#33
3/6/2024
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: Third Reading RCS#23
2/29/2024
36
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Fiscal Policy
2/22/2024
17
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
2/8/2024
9
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
1/30/2024
7
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(4/11/2024)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session
