Florida 2023 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

SB 488 — Appointment of Attorneys for Dependent Children with Certain Special Needs

Last action — Died in Judiciary

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Appointment of Attorneys for Dependent Children with Certain Special Needs; Revising the circumstances under which the court must appoint an attorney for a dependent child; increasing the maximum attorney fees that may be charged per child per year by attorneys appointed to represent dependent children; requiring the Department of Children and Families to enter into an agreement with the Justice Administrative Commission to obtain specified federal funds, etc.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Died in Judiciary

  2. Introduced

  3. Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy

  4. Filed

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (163)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 488 do?
Appointment of Attorneys for Dependent Children with Certain Special Needs; Revising the circumstances under which the court must appoint an attorney for a dependent child; increasing the maximum attorney fees that may be charged per child per year by attorneys appointed to represent dependent children; requiring the Department of Children and Families to enter into an agreement with the Justice Administrative Commission to obtain specified federal funds, etc.
Who sponsors SB 488?
SB 488 is sponsored by Bradley, Jennifer (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 488?
This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 488?
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