Florida House Bill 73

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on June 17 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-06-17 - Chapter No. 2024-242
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Requires court to consider needs & abilities of person with developmental disability when determining whether to appoint guardian advocate; provides requirements for petition to appoint guardian advocate; authorizes agent acting for principal to grant supported decisionmaking agreement; prohibits such agreement from acting as durable power of attorney; provides certain communications shall be recognized as communication of principal; provides requirements for examining committee member when determining incapacitated person's ability to exercise his or her rights.

Supported Decisionmaking Authority

Rep. Allison Tant [D]	Rep. Traci Koster [R]	Rep. Robin Bartleman [D]	Rep. Fabian Basabe [R]
Rep. Jennifer Canady [R]	Rep. Lindsay Cross [D]	Rep. Anna Eskamani [D]	Rep. Ashley Gantt [D]
Rep. Jennifer Harris [D]	Rep. Christine Hunschofsky [D]	Rep. Dotie Joseph [D]	Rep. Tom Keen [D]
Rep. Sam Killebrew [R]	Rep. Johanna Lopez [D]	Rep. Stan McClain [R]	Rep. Toby Overdorf [R]
Rep. Jenna Persons-Mulicka [R]	Rep. Rick Roth [R]	Rep. Kelly Skidmore [D]	Rep. John Snyder [R]
Rep. Dana Trabulsy [R]	Rep. Kaylee Tuck [R]	Rep. Katherine Waldron [D]

2024-03-04 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RCS#23 (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-15 - House - House: Third Reading RCS#633 (Y: 117 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-08 - House - House Health & Human Services Committee (Y: 18 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2024-01-18 - House - House Civil Justice Subcommittee (Y: 18 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-12-05 - House - House Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee (Y: 17 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-06-17		Chapter No. 2024-242
2024-06-14		Approved by Governor
2024-06-07		Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
2024-03-04	House	Ordered enrolled
2024-03-04	House	In Messages
2024-03-04	Senate	Passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0
2024-03-04	Senate	Read 3rd time
2024-03-04	Senate	Read 2nd time
2024-03-04	Senate	Substituted for SB 446
2024-03-04	Senate	Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
2024-03-04	Senate	Withdrawn from Rules
2024-02-20	Senate	Received
2024-02-16	Senate	Referred to Rules
2024-02-15	Senate	In Messages
2024-02-15	House	Passed; YEAS 117, NAYS 0
2024-02-15	House	Read 3rd time
2024-02-15	House	Added to Third Reading Calendar
2024-02-15	House	Read 2nd time
2024-02-12	House	Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/15/2024)
2024-02-09	House	Added to Second Reading Calendar
2024-02-09	House	Bill released to House Calendar
2024-02-09	House	Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
2024-02-08	House	Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee
2024-02-06	House	Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
2024-01-18	House	Now in Health & Human Services Committee
2024-01-18	House	Reported out of Civil Justice Subcommittee
2024-01-18	House	Favorable by Civil Justice Subcommittee
2024-01-16	House	Added to Civil Justice Subcommittee agenda
2024-01-09	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2023-12-06	House	Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee
2023-12-06	House	Reported out of Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
2023-12-05	House	Favorable by Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
2023-11-28	House	Added to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee agenda
2023-10-05	House	Now in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
2023-10-05	House	Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
2023-10-05	House	Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee
2023-10-05	House	Referred to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
2023-09-20	House	Filed

S446 (Same As) 2024-03-04 - Laid on Table, refer to HB 73

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
1003	5716		Amended Code	See Bill Text
393	12		Amended Code	See Bill Text
709	2201		Amended Code	See Bill Text
709	2209		Amended Code	See Bill Text
744	3201		Amended Code	See Bill Text
744	331		Amended Code	See Bill Text
744	464		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/73
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/73/BillText/Filed/PDF
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/73/BillText/er/PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/73/Analyses/h0073.CFS.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/73/Analyses/h0073a.CFS.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/73/Analyses/h0073b.CJS.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/73/Analyses/h0073c.CJS.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/73/Analyses/h0073d.HHS.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/73/Analyses/h0073e.HHS.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/73/Analyses/h0073z.CFS.PDF
Supplement	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/73/Analyses/h0073z1.CFS.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=69625&IsPCB=0&BillId=78649
Roll Call	https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=70089&IsPCB=0&BillId=78649
Roll Call	https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Committees/billvote.aspx?VoteId=71628&IsPCB=0&BillId=78649
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/73/Vote/HouseVote_h00073__633.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/73/Vote/SenateVote_h00073__023.PDF