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2003 Florida Legislative Session

Paternity Fraud Legislation 2002 Legislative Session These proposed Bills never made it out of Committee in the 2002 Florida Legislative Session
HB 073	HB 073 Withdrawn
HB 379	As of March 5, 2002 this bill is dead in the water According to Carole Preston of Judicial Oversight Committee, no DNA or Paternity Activity will be passed this year	How did the Judicial Oversight Members Vote? Judicial Oversight Committee-Vote Record
SB 240	On hold
SB 1000	As of March 5, 2002, this bill is dead if the House version is dead	This information comes from Senator Dawson’s Legislative Aide
THE 2002 LEGISLATIVE SESSION REFUSED TO EVEN DISCUSS THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION TO FREE PATERNITY FRAUD VICTIMS FROM HARRASMENT AND SLAVERY IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. Now is the time to start contacting your elected officials for the next legislative session. The basis of any Paternity Fraud Legislation should be the text of HB 073, which was taken verbatim from the Paternity Fraud Legislation as Nadine G. Mendelsohn-Ziskind wrote it.

2002 Florida Paternity Fraud News Releases

January 14, 2002	Senate Bill 1000 filed	Senator Mandy Dawson files Paternity Fraud bill
Dec. 04, 2001	E-Mail to Rep. Chris Smith re: Withdrawal of HB073	Why did Rep. Smith withdraw the bill without consulting Nadine G. Mendelsohn-Ziskind, author of HB 073?
Dec. 03, 2001	HB 073 Withdrawn	Bill withdrawn from House Committees
Nov. 23, 2001	Press Release - Testimony before FCORF	Paternity Fraud Victims to testify Before Florida’s Commission on Responsible Fatherhood Dec 3, 2001 in Tallahassee, Fl.
Oct. 10, 2001	HB 073 needs Senate Sponsor	Need Senate Sponsor for Paternity Fraud Legislation
Sept. 4, 2001	New Filings	Oklahoma and Michigan have filed Paternity Fraud Bills (Text of Bills will be posted soon)
Aug. 31, 2001	News Release	HB 073 FILED
Aug. 31, 2001	News Flash	Citizens Against Paternity Fraud