CS/SB 236 (2020) -  Early Childhood Courts

General Bill by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs and Book (CO-SPONSORS) Montford
Early Childhood Courts: Authorizing circuit courts to create early childhood court programs; requiring that early childhood court programs have certain components; providing requirements and guidelines for the Office of the State Courts Administrator when hiring community coordinators and a statewide training specialist; requiring the Department of Children and Families to contract with certain university-based centers, etc.
Effective Date: 01/01/2020
Last Event: 03/14/20 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1105 (Ch. 2020-138) on Saturday, March 14, 2020 12:00 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    • On agenda for: 10/15/19 11:00 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 0
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
  • Appropriations

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 449 Subject: Early Childhood Courts Relationship: Identical
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 1105 Subject: Child Welfare Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 1324 Subject: Child Welfare Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 10/15/2019 2:54:51 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 10/14/2019 4:21:40 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1105 (Ch. 2020-138) Time: 03/14/2020 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Version: c1
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/14/2020 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 123 Time: 01/14/2020 - 7:54 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: c1
Event: S Introduced -SJ 21 Time: 01/14/2020 - 11:02 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Time: 10/23/2019 - 10:15 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 10/15/2019 - 3:26 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: __
Event: S CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 133 Time: 10/15/2019 - 1:31 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 10/15/19, 11:00 am, 301 Senate Building Time: 10/07/2019 - 3:40 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: __
Event: S Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 21 Time: 09/19/2019 - 9:54 AM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 09/09/2019 - 12:04 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
39.01304 HB 449, CS/CS/HB 1105, CS/CS/SB 1324