Florida House Bill 845 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 14 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-03-14 - Died in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Creates "Florida Guardianship Jurisdiction Act"; provides that foreign country is to be treated as state; authorizes court of this state to communicate with court of another state & to make certain requests; provides witness located in another state may be deposed or testify by certain means; provides factors for court to consider when determining significant connection with another state; provides when court has exclusive & continuing jurisdiction over proceeding & when court can decline jurisdiction; provides rules for when petition for appointment of guardian is filed in this state & another state; provides for transfer of guardianship.

Jurisdiction for Guardianship Proceedings

Rep. Traci Koster [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-03-14	House	Died in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
2022-03-12	House	Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
2022-01-11	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2021-12-16	House	Now in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
2021-12-16	House	Referred to Judiciary Committee
2021-12-16	House	Referred to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
2021-12-16	House	Referred to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
2021-12-03	House	Filed

S1032 (Similar To) 2022-03-14 - Died in Rules

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
744	74		Amended Code	See Bill Text
744	75		Amended Code	See Bill Text
744	76		Amended Code	See Bill Text
744	77		Amended Code	See Bill Text
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744	79		Amended Code	See Bill Text
744	80		Amended Code	See Bill Text
744	81		Amended Code	See Bill Text
744	82		Amended Code	See Bill Text
744	83		Amended Code	See Bill Text
744	84		Amended Code	See Bill Text
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744	86		Amended Code	See Bill Text
744	87		Amended Code	See Bill Text
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744	89		Amended Code	See Bill Text
744	90		Amended Code	See Bill Text
744	91		Amended Code	See Bill Text
744	92		Amended Code	See Bill Text
744	93		Amended Code	See Bill Text
744	94		Amended Code	See Bill Text
744	95		Amended Code	See Bill Text
744	96		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/845
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/845/BillText/Filed/PDF