Florida Bill SB 446 - Supported Decisionmaking Authority by Simon

Bill Summary

SB 446 Supported Decisionmaking Authority (2024 Session)

by Simon Co Sponsors: Harrell

Supported Decisionmaking Authority; Requiring a circuit court to consider certain needs and abilities of a person with a developmental disability when determining whether to appoint a guardian advocate; defining the term “supported decisionmaking agreement”; prohibiting such agreement from acting as a durable power of attorney; requiring a petition to determine incapacity of a person to include specified information relating to the alleged incapacitated person’s use of assistance, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2024

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committees of reference

   S Judiciary
   S Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
   S Rules

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Actions

11/14/23

SENATE

Filed

11/28/23

SENATE

Referred to Judiciary; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Rules

01/04/24

SENATE

On Committee agenda - Judiciary, 01/09/24, 2:30 pm, 412 K

01/09/24

SENATE

Favorable by Judiciary; 9 Yeas, 0 Nays

01/09/24

SENATE

Now in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

01/12/24

SENATE

On Committee agenda - Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/17/24, 8:30 am, 37 S

01/17/24

SENATE

Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; 6 Yeas, 0 Nays

01/17/24

SENATE

Now in Rules

01/25/24

SENATE

On Committee agenda - Rules, 01/30/24, 3:30 pm, 412 K

01/30/24

SENATE

Favorable by Rules; 18 Yeas, 0 Nays

01/31/24

SENATE

Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

02/08/24

SENATE

Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/14/24

02/14/24

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Temporarily Postponed on Second Reading

02/14/24

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Retained on Calendar

02/29/24

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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/24

03/04/24

SENATE

Read Second Time; Substituted for HB 0073; Laid on Table, Refer to HB 0073

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bill text & filed amendments

0446

Filed on 11/14/23

PDF

No amendments to this bill text filed.

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Statute Citations

393.12

709.2201

709.2209

744.3201

744.331

744.464

1003.5716

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