Bill Summary

SB 1540 Elder and Vulnerable Adult Abuse Fatality Review Teams (2023 Session)
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Sponsors
by Garcia (I)  CS Sponsors: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
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Summary
Elder and Vulnerable Adult Abuse Fatality Review Teams; Authorizing the establishment of elder and vulnerable adult abuse fatality review teams for certain purposes; authorizing a review team to determine the number and types of incidents to review; modifying the prohibition from contacting, interviewing, or obtaining information from the family of a victim; providing that communications, information, and records produced or acquired by a review team are not subject to discovery or introduction into evidence in certain proceedings under certain circumstances, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2023
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committees of reference
   S Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
   S Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
   S Fiscal Policy
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Actions
03/03/23
SENATE
Filed
03/09/23
SENATE
Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
03/30/23
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 04/04/23, 11:00 am, 37 S
04/04/23
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; 8 Yeas, 0 Nays
04/06/23
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
04/06/23
SENATE
Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
04/13/23
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 04/18/23, 8:30 am, 412 K
04/18/23
SENATE
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; 16 Yeas, 0 Nays
04/18/23
SENATE
Now in Fiscal Policy
04/20/23
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Fiscal Policy, 04/25/23, 10:00 am, 412 K
04/25/23
SENATE
Favorable by Fiscal Policy; 20 Yeas, 0 Nays
04/26/23
SENATE
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
04/26/23
SENATE
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/28/23
04/28/23
SENATE
Read Second Time; Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 39 Yeas / 0 Nays)
04/28/23
HOUSE 
In Messages
04/28/23
HOUSE 
Received; Referred to House Calendar
04/28/23
HOUSE 
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/01/23
05/01/23
HOUSE 
Read Second Time; Amendment Adopted (255691); Placed on Third Reading, 05/02/23
05/02/23
HOUSE 
Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 119 Yeas / 0 Nays)
05/02/23
SENATE
In returning messages
05/03/23
SENATE
Received from Messages; Concurred with Amendment (255691); Passed (Vote: 38 Yeas / 0 Nays)
05/03/23
SENATE
Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
05/03/23
SENATE
Engrossed Text (E1) Filed
05/04/23
SENATE
Enrolled Text (ER) Filed
06/12/23
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Signed by Officers and presented to Governor (Governor must act on this bill by 06/27/23)
06/19/23
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Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2023-260
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bill text & filed amendments
1540
Filed on 03/03/23
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Amendment 393150
Garcia
Filed on 04/02/23
Replaced by CS
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1540C1
Filed on 04/06/23
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Amendment 255691 DE
Hawkins
Filed on 04/28/23
Concurred
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1540E1
Filed on 05/03/23
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
1540ER
Filed on 05/04/23
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
415.1103
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