HB 7065 Florida House · 2022 Regular Session

Child Welfare

Summary

Child Welfare; Requiring the Department of Children and Families and Department of Juvenile Justice to identify and meet the needs of dually-involved children within a specified timeframe; revising information that must be included in a transition plan; requiring prenatal and infant health care delivery programs to include certain father engagement activities; requiring the Department of Children and Families to contract for the development and implementation of the Responsible Fatherhood Initiative and to provide grants to community-based not-for-profit organizations to offer certain mentorship programs; designating the month of June as "Responsible Fatherhood Month", etc.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2022

Committee Review

Feb 2022

House Passage

Feb 2022

Senate Passage

Mar 2022

Signed into Law

Apr 2022

Introduced Feb 8, 2022 Signed Apr 11, 2022

Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2022 · House Feb 16, 2022

How they voted

36–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 37

Mar 4, 2022

D Democratic14

13 Yea 1

92% Yea

R Republican23

23 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 11, 2022

Legislature · Passed

Chapter No. 2022-67; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1577 (Ch. 2022-65)

legislature

Apr 11, 2022

Signed into law

Approved by Governor

legislature

Mar 4, 2022

Upper · Passed

Passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0

upper

Feb 21, 2022

Upper · Passed

Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0

upper

Feb 17, 2022

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/21/22, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building

upper

Feb 17, 2022

Committee

Referred to Appropriations

upper

Feb 16, 2022

Lower · Passed

Passed as amended; YEAS 117, NAYS 0

lower

Feb 16, 2022

Lower · Passed

Amendment 063139 adopted

lower

Feb 8, 2022

Committee

Bill referred to House Calendar

lower

1 primary · 25 co-sponsors