HB 73 Florida House · 2024 Regular Session

Supported Decisionmaking Authority

Summary
Supported Decisionmaking Authority; Requires court to consider needs & abilities of person with developmental disability when determining whether to appoint guardian advocate; provides requirements for petition to appoint guardian advocate; authorizes agent acting for principal to grant supported decisionmaking agreement; prohibits such agreement from acting as durable power of attorney; provides certain communications shall be recognized as communication of principal; provides requirements for examining committee member when determining incapacitated person's ability to exercise his or her rights.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House Passage
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Jun 2024
Introduced Sep 20, 2023 Signed Jun 14, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2024 · House Feb 15, 2024

How they voted

400
Passed
Total votes 40
Mar 4, 2024
D Democratic11
11 Yea
100% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican28
28 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
38
Key actions
15
Committee
16
Jun 14, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 16, 2024
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Feb 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed; YEAS 117, NAYS 0
lower
Feb 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Feb 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
lower
Jan 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Now in Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Jan 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
Jan 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
Jan 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Added to Civil Justice Subcommittee agenda
lower
Dec 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
Dec 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
lower
Dec 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
lower
Nov 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Added to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee agenda
lower
Oct 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
lower
Oct 5, 2023
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Oct 5, 2023
Committee
Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
Oct 5, 2023
Committee
Referred to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
lower
2 primary · 21 co-sponsors

Sponsors