CS/SB 964 (2013) -  Termination of Parental Rights

General Bill by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs and Abruzzo (CO-SPONSORS) Clemens
Termination of Parental Rights: Providing that a parent’s rights may be terminated if the court determines, by clear and convincing evidence, that the child was conceived during an act of unlawful sexual battery; creating a presumption that termination of parental rights is in the best interest of the child if the child was conceived as a result of an unlawful sexual battery; requiring the court to accept a guilty plea or conviction as conclusive proof that the child was conceived by a violation of criminal law, etc.
SB Substituted for CS/HB 887 By Civil Justice Subcommittee and Kerner and Williams, A.
Effective Date: July 1, 2013, and applies to all unlawful acts of sexual battery occurring before, on, or after that date
Last Event: 06/10/13 Chapter No. 2013-132 on Monday, June 10, 2013 9:38 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    • On agenda for: 03/12/13 2:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 9   Nays 0
  • Criminal Justice
    • On agenda for: 04/01/13 12:15 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 0
  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 04/08/13 4:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 9   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 887 Subject: Termination of Parental Rights Relationship: Similar
Bill #: HB 477 Subject: Sexual Battery Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Enrolled
  • Engrossed 1
    • D 337712 , Abruzzo Date Filed: 04/25/13, Line#: 0 Senate: Withdrawn 4/26/2013 12:45:09 PM
    • A 084513 , Steube Date Filed: 04/30/13, Line#: 61 House: Withdrawn 04/30/2013 09:24 AM
  • Committee Substitute 1
    • A 406886 , Abruzzo Date Filed: 04/23/13, Line#: 33 Senate: Adopted 4/24/2013 10:23:33 AM
  • Original Filed Version
    • A 692330 , Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, Sobel Date Filed: 03/12/13, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 03/13/2013 09:56 AM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 4/8/2013 8:09:52 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 4/5/2013 2:39:12 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 4/1/2013 9:17:21 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 3/27/2013 9:46:43 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 3/13/2013 11:03:41 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 3/11/2013 1:24:54 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: Senate Date: 04/26/2013 12:46 PM   Yeas: 38 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 73] Barcode:
Chamber: House Date: 04/30/2013 09:30 AM   Yeas: 115 Nays: 0 Action: Passage Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 341] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: Chapter No. 2013-132 Time: 06/10/2013 - 9:38 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Approved by Governor Time: 06/07/2013 - 3:35 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor Time: 05/28/2013 - 11:34 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: S Ordered enrolled -SJ 881 Time: 04/30/2013 - 11:28 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 04/30/2013 - 11:23 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0 Time: 04/30/2013 - 9:30 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Passage on third reading Time: 04/30/2013 - 9:30 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 04/30/2013 - 9:24 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Amendment 084513 withdrawn Time: 04/30/2013 - 9:24 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Amendment 084513 filed Time: 04/30/2013 - 5:59 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 04/29/2013 - 2:08 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading Time: 04/29/2013 - 12:34 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Substituted for CS/HB 887 Time: 04/29/2013 - 12:33 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 04/29/2013 - 12:33 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 04/26/2013 - 9:37 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/29/2013) Time: 04/26/2013 - 7:26 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar Time: 04/26/2013 - 2:54 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H In Messages Time: 04/26/2013 - 2:24 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Immediately certified -SJ 708 Time: 04/26/2013 - 12:52 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 708 Time: 04/26/2013 - 12:46 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 708 Time: 04/26/2013 - 12:44 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Placed on 3rd reading Time: 04/24/2013 - 10:23 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Ordered engrossed -SJ 535 Time: 04/24/2013 - 10:23 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Amendment(s) adopted (406886) -SJ 535 Time: 04/24/2013 - 10:23 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 535 Time: 04/24/2013 - 10:22 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/13 Time: 04/16/2013 - 12:49 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/16/13 Time: 04/11/2013 - 5:35 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 363 Time: 04/09/2013 - 8:18 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by- Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 363 Time: 04/08/2013 - 6:41 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/08/13, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 04/03/2013 - 4:50 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Judiciary -SJ 278 Time: 04/02/2013 - 8:24 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 278 Time: 04/01/2013 - 4:27 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/01/13, 12:15 pm, 37 Senate Office Building Time: 03/27/2013 - 4:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 216 Time: 03/18/2013 - 7:05 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Criminal Justice -SJ 209 Time: 03/15/2013 - 9:28 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 03/13/2013 - 3:20 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 209 Time: 03/12/2013 - 4:15 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/12/13, 2:00 pm, 37 Senate Office Building Time: 03/07/2013 - 2:28 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 69 Time: 03/05/2013 - 8:18 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Criminal Justice; Judiciary -SJ 69 Time: 02/21/2013 - 8:30 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 02/18/2013 - 10:18 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
39.806 CS/HB 887
39.811 CS/HB 887