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CS/CS/SB 590: Child Welfare

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

Child Welfare; Requiring the Department of Children and Families, in collaboration with sheriffs’ offices that conduct child protective investigations and community-based care lead agencies, to develop a statewide family-finding program; requiring the court to request that parents consent to providing access to additional records; providing the purpose of a kinship navigator program; revising enrollment and attendance requirements for children in an early education or child care program, etc.

Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act, this act shall take effect July 1, 2018
 Last Action: 3/7/2018 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1079 (Ch. 2018-103), CS/CS/HB 1435 (Ch. 2018-108), HB 5003 (Ch. 2018-10) -SJ 843
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  4. Appropriations (AP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/23/2017 Senate • Filed
11/2/2017 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 47
11/27/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 12/04/17, 4:00 pm, 401 Senate Office Building
12/4/2017 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 103
12/6/2017 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
12/12/2017 Senate • Now in Judiciary -SJ 103
1/9/2018 Senate • Introduced -SJ 47
• CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 99
2/1/2018 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/06/18, 2:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
2/6/2018 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 296
2/7/2018 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services -SJ 296
2/16/2018 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 02/21/18, 4:00 pm, 401 Senate Office Building
2/21/2018 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 385
2/22/2018 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 385
• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/27/18, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building
2/27/2018 Senate • CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 -SJ 409
2/28/2018 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 409
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/18 -SJ 435
• CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 410
3/1/2018 Senate • Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 435
3/2/2018 Senate • Retained on Special Order Calendar for 03/05/2018
3/5/2018 Senate • Retained on Special Order Calendar
3/6/2018 Senate • Retained on Special Order Calendar
3/7/2018 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 842, 843
• Substituted CS/CS/HB 1435 -SJ 843
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1079 (Ch. 2018-103), CS/CS/HB 1435 (Ch. 2018-108), HB 5003 (Ch. 2018-10) -SJ 843