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CS/SB 7018: Child Welfare

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Detert

Child Welfare; Extending court jurisdiction to age 22 for young adults with disabilities in foster care; providing conditions under which a child may be returned home with an in-home safety plan; requiring every child placed in out-of-home care to be referred within a certain time for a comprehensive behavioral health assessment; requiring lead agencies to ensure the availability of a full array of services, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2016
 Last Action: 3/3/2016 Senate - Laid on Table -SJ 601
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Appropriations (AP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/12/2015 Senate • Submitted for consideration by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
• On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 10/22/15, 12:30 pm, 301 Senate Office Building -- Submitted as Committee Bill; YEAS 5 NAYS 0
10/27/2015 Senate • Filed
11/4/2015 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 105
11/23/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 12/01/15, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
12/1/2015 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 125
12/2/2015 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services -SJ 125
1/8/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 01/13/16, 1:30 pm, 401 Senate Office Building
1/12/2016 Senate • Introduced -SJ 105
1/13/2016 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 184
• Now in Appropriations -SJ 184
2/25/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 03/01/16, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
3/1/2016 Senate • CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 -SJ 563
• Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 563
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/03/16
3/2/2016 Senate • CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 569
3/3/2016 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 601
• Substituted CS/CS/HB 599 (Died in Senate returning Messages) -SJ 601
• Laid on Table -SJ 601