HB 1385

  • Florida House Bill
  • 2025 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House
  • Passed House Apr 25, 2025
  • Senate
  • Governor

Civil Remedy for Parental Abduction

Abstract

Civil Remedy for Parental Abduction; Provides civil cause of action if child is unlawfully abducted from parent for specified amount of time; provides standard of proof & specified damages; authorizes reasonable attorney fees & costs for either party; provides when specified timeframe begins; provides affirmative defenses; requires specified court division to preside over such cause of action; provides statute of limitations; tolling such statute of limitations.

Bill Sponsors (15)

Votes


Actions


Jun 16, 2025

Senate

Died in Rules

May 03, 2025

Senate

Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

Apr 28, 2025

Senate

Received

Senate

Referred to Rules

Apr 25, 2025

House

Added to Third Reading Calendar

House

Placed on 3rd reading

House

Read 2nd time

Senate

In Messages

House

CS passed; YEAS 108, NAYS 0

House

Read 3rd time

Apr 22, 2025

House

Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/25/2025)

Apr 18, 2025

House

Added to Second Reading Calendar

House

Bill referred to House Calendar

Apr 17, 2025

House

Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

House

Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee

House

Reported out of Judiciary Committee

House

CS Filed

House

1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)

Apr 15, 2025

House

Added to Judiciary Committee agenda

Apr 11, 2025

House

Referred to Judiciary Committee

House

1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

House

Now in Judiciary Committee

Apr 10, 2025

House

Favorable with CS by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

House

CS Filed

House

Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

House

Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

Apr 08, 2025

House

PCS added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda

Mar 05, 2025

House

Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

House

Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee

House

Referred to Judiciary Committee

Mar 04, 2025

House

1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

Feb 27, 2025

House

Filed

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
H 1385 Filed PDF
H 1385 c1 PDF
H 1385 c2 PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
125409 - Strike All Amendment to H 1385 c1 PDF
Bill Analysis -- Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) (4/17/2025 3:33 PM) PDF
Bill Analysis -- Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) (4/10/2025 4:01 PM) PDF

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