CS/SB 604 (2020) -  Servicemembers Civil Relief Act

General Bill by Judiciary and Bean
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act: Revising the definition of the terms “abandoned” or “abandonment”; providing that certain state laws relating to children do not supersede the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act; requiring the Department of Children and Families to ensure that the act is observed in certain cases, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2020
Last Event: 03/03/20 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 197 (Ch. 2020-65) -SJ 374 on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 10:43 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    • On agenda for: 01/21/20 12:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 0
  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 01/28/20 4:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 5   Nays 0
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 02/05/20 9:30 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 16   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 197 Subject: Servicemembers Civil Relief Act Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 2/5/2020 12:20:35 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 2/3/2020 2:13:36 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 1/30/2020 7:58:16 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 1/27/2020 3:57:03 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 1/21/2020 2:16:23 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 1/17/2020 12:34:58 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 197 (Ch. 2020-65) -SJ 374 Time: 03/03/2020 - 10:43 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Substituted CS/HB 197 -SJ 374 Time: 03/03/2020 - 10:43 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 373 Time: 03/03/2020 - 10:43 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/03/20 -SJ 374 Time: 02/27/2020 - 3:32 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 02/05/2020 - 12:38 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -SJ 239 Time: 02/05/2020 - 10:40 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 231 Time: 02/04/2020 - 6:04 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/05/20, 9:30 am, 110 Senate Building Time: 01/31/2020 - 2:39 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Now in Rules Time: 01/31/2020 - 2:22 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 01/30/2020 - 8:30 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S CS by Judiciary; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 230 Time: 01/28/2020 - 6:41 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/28/20, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building Time: 01/23/2020 - 3:34 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Now in Judiciary Time: 01/21/2020 - 2:24 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 154 Time: 01/21/2020 - 1:58 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/21/20, 12:00 pm, 301 Senate Building Time: 01/16/2020 - 3:44 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 46 Time: 01/14/2020 - 11:02 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 46 Time: 11/06/2019 - 10:40 AM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 10/22/2019 - 8:53 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
39.01 CS/HB 197, CS/SB 232, HB 413, CS/CS/HB 607*, HB 1045, CS/SB 1326*, CS/SB 1548*, CS/SB 1748, SB 7000, CS/CS/HB 7053, HB 7085*
39.0137 CS/HB 197

(*) Not the latest version