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SB 498: Immigrant Children/Residency Status

GENERAL BILL by Margolis ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Wilson

Immigrant Children/Residency Status; directs CFS Dept. or community-based care provider to determine whether dependent child is citizen of U.S. & to report information to court; provides that services to children alleged to have been abused, neglected, or abandoned be provided without regard to citizenship of child except where alienage or immigration status is explicitly set as statutory condition of coverage or eligibility, etc. Creates 39.5075.

Effective Date: 07/01/2005
Last Action: 6/17/2005 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2005-245
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/15/2004 Senate • Filed
1/12/2005 Senate • Referred to Children and Families; Judiciary; Health and Human Services Appropriations
2/15/2005 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children and Families, 02/22/05, 2:00 pm, 301-S
2/22/2005 Senate • Favorable by Children and Families; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
2/23/2005 Senate • Now in Judiciary
3/8/2005 Senate • Introduced, referred to Children and Families; Judiciary; Health and Human Services Appropriations -SJ 00035; On Committee agenda-- Children and Families, 02/22/05, 2:00 pm, 301-S; Favorable by Children and Families; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00103; Now in Judiciary -SJ 00103; On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/09/05, 1:30 pm, 401-S
3/9/2005 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 00134
3/10/2005 Senate • Now in Health and Human Services Appropriations -SJ 00134
4/18/2005 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Appropriations, 04/21/05, 9:15 am, 401-S
4/21/2005 Senate • Favorable by- Health and Human Services Appropriations; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 00554; Placed on Calendar, on second reading -SJ 00554
4/27/2005 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00638; Read second time -SJ 00622
4/28/2005 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00679; Passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 00679
4/29/2005 House • In Messages
5/2/2005 House • Received, referred to Calendar -HJ 01157
5/3/2005 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second and third times -HJ 01232; Substituted for HB 809 -HJ 01232; Passed; YEAS 115 NAYS 0 -HJ 01232
5/3/2005 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 00909
6/14/2005 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/17/2005 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2005-245