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type: "Bill"
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title: "Operation and Administration of the Baker Act"
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description: "Operation and Administration of the Baker Act; Requires DCF to provide specified information to certain individuals & organizations; requires DCF to maintain information handbook & repository of answers to frequently asked questions; provides requirements for such handbook & repository."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/fl"
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legislature: "Florida Legislature"
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session: "2023"
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identifier: "HB 829"
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citation: "Florida HB 829 (2023)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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chapter_law: "2023-198"
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primary_sponsors: ["Silvers"]
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version_count: 2
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action_count: 38
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2023-02-15"
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last_action: "2023-06-06"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e750ec0c-61e7-4b6f-9520-af693e488785"
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source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/829/ByCategory"
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source_hash: "64c0424c4a0f5ce4b4962afebfa0b8d3cd02c7b39a3d2fffb1b0b0ca5979fa0f"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"]
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---
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# Florida HB 829 (2023) — Operation and Administration of the Baker Act
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Operation and Administration of the Baker Act; Requires DCF to provide specified information to certain individuals & organizations; requires DCF to maintain information handbook & repository of answers to frequently asked questions; provides requirements for such handbook & repository.
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**Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2023-198.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **H 829 Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/829/BillText/Filed/PDF)
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2. **H 829 er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/829/BillText/er/PDF)
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## Votes
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- Favorable (Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee) — **18–0** (pass) · lower
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- Favorable (Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee) — **15–0** (pass) · lower
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- Third Reading — **39–0** (pass) · upper
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- Favorable (Health & Human Services Committee) — **21–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passage, Third Reading — **108–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Silvers — primary (person)
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- Lopez, V. — cosponsor (person)
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- López, J. — cosponsor (person)
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- Robinson, F. — cosponsor (person)
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- Williams — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-02-15** Filed `filing`
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- **2023-02-21** Referred to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-21** Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee `referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-21** Referred to Health & Human Services Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-21** Now in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
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- **2023-03-07** Added to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee agenda
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- **2023-03-07** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) `filing, reading-1`
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- **2023-03-09** Favorable by Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-09** Reported out of Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
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- **2023-03-09** Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
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- **2023-03-10** Added to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
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- **2023-03-14** Favorable by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-17** Reported out of Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
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- **2023-03-17** Now in Health & Human Services Committee
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- **2023-03-23** Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
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- **2023-03-27** Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-28** Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
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- **2023-03-28** Bill released to House Calendar
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- **2023-03-28** Added to Second Reading Calendar
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- **2023-04-10** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/13/2023)
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- **2023-04-13** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2023-04-13** Added to Third Reading Calendar
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- **2023-04-13** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2023-04-13** Passed; YEAS 108, NAYS 0 `passage`
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- **2023-04-13** In Messages
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- **2023-04-14** Referred to Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2023-04-17** Received `enrolled`
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- **2023-04-18** Withdrawn from Rules `withdrawal`
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- **2023-04-18** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
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- **2023-04-18** Substituted for SB 938
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- **2023-04-18** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2023-04-18** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2023-04-18** Passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 `passage`
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- **2023-04-19** In Messages
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- **2023-04-19** Ordered enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2023-05-23** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-06-05** Approved by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-06-06** Chapter No. 2023-198
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e750ec0c-61e7-4b6f-9520-af693e488785`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).
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