HB 601 Florida House · 2021 Regular Session

Adoption Proceedings

Summary

Adoption Proceedings; Authorizes court to review DCF decision to deny application to adopt child; provides requirements for department, denied applicant, & court relating to motion to review department's decision; authorizes department to remove child from foster home or custodian; requires department's consent for certain adoptions or, in alternative, specified court order must be attached to petition to adopt; provides that stepparent or relative of minor are not exempted from preliminary home study in certain situations.

Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2021

Committee Review

Apr 2021

House Passage

Apr 2021

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 4, 2021 Last action Apr 30, 2021

Floor votes · House Apr 15, 2021

How they voted

115–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 118

Apr 15, 2021

D Democratic39

38 Yea 1

97% Yea

R Republican79

77 Yea 2

97% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 19, 2021

Committee

Referred to Rules

upper

Apr 15, 2021

Lower · Passed

CS passed; YEAS 117, NAYS 0

lower

Apr 6, 2021

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Apr 6, 2021

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Apr 2, 2021

Lower · Passed

Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda

lower

Mar 30, 2021

Lower · Passed

Now in Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Mar 30, 2021

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee

lower

Mar 30, 2021

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee

lower

Mar 26, 2021

Lower · Passed

Added to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee agenda

lower

Mar 8, 2021

Lower · Passed

Now in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee

lower

Mar 8, 2021

Committee

Referred to Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Mar 8, 2021

Committee

Referred to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee

lower

Mar 4, 2021

Introduced

CS Filed

lower

Mar 4, 2021

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee

lower

Mar 3, 2021

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee

lower

Mar 1, 2021

Lower · Passed

Added to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee agenda

lower

Feb 18, 2021

Lower · Passed

Now in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee

lower

Feb 18, 2021

Committee

Referred to Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Feb 18, 2021

Committee

Referred to Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee

lower

Feb 18, 2021

Committee

Referred to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors