Florida House Bill 903 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: Introduced on February 12 2014 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-04-29 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 386 (Ch. 2014-10)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Defines "foreign law, legal code, or system"; specifies public policy on application of foreign law, legal code, or system in proceedings relating to dissolution of marriage, support, time-sharing, UCCJEA, & UIFSA; provides that certain decisions rendered under such laws, codes, or systems are void; provides that certain contracts & contract provisions are void; provides for construction of waiver by natural person of person's fundamental liberties, rights, & privileges guaranteed by state or federal constitutions; provides that claims of forum non conveniens or related claims must be denied; provides that act doesn't require or authorize court to adjudicate, or prohibit any religious organization from adjudicating, ecclesiastical matters in violation of specified constitutional provisions or to conflict with any federal treaty or other international agreement to which U.S. is party to specified extent.

Application of Foreign Law in Certain Cases

Rep. Neil Combee [R]	Rep. Janet Adkins [R]	Rep. Larry Ahern [R]	Sen. Frank Artiles [R]
Sen. Daphne Campbell [D]	Rep. Larry Metz [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-04-29	House	Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 386 (Ch. 2014-10)
2014-04-28	House	Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/14
2014-04-11	House	Placed on Calendar
2014-04-11	House	Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 13 NAYS 6
2014-04-09	House	On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 04/11/14, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall
2014-03-18	House	Now in Judiciary Committee
2014-03-18	House	Favorable by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 7 NAYS 4
2014-03-14	House	On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 03/18/14, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall
2014-03-04	House	Introduced
2014-02-20	House	Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
2014-02-12	House	Filed

S0386 (Same As) 2014-05-14 - Chapter No. 2014-10

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
45	022		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/903
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/0903/BillText/Filed/PDF