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CS/CS/CS/HB 315: Child Welfare

GENERAL BILL by Health and Human Services Committee ; Appropriations Committee ; Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee ; Latvala ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Beltran ; Cortes ; Davis ; Diamond ; DiCeglie ; Driskell ; Eskamani ; Fitzenhagen ; Hill ; Newton ; Roth ; Thompson ; Valdes ; Watson, C. ; Webb

Child Welfare; Requires certain entities to provide training for specified purposes; establishes communication between law enforcement agencies & DCF related to certain individuals involved in child welfare system; provides requirements for law enforcement officers & central abuse hotline; authorizes lead agencies to provide intensive family reunification services that combine child welfare & mental health services to certain families; authorizes department & certain lead agencies to create program to more effectively provide case management services to specified children; specifies requirements of program; requires Criminal Justice Standards & Training Commission to incorporate training for specified purposes; requires law enforcement officers to complete such training as part of basic recruit training or continuing training or education by specified date.

Effective Date: 7/1/2019
Last Action: 5/3/2019 Senate - Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/17/2019 House • Filed
1/23/2019 House • Referred to Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 45
3/4/2019 House • PCS on Committee agenda-- Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee, 03/06/19, 9:00 am, 12 HOB
3/5/2019 House • Introduced -HJ 45
3/6/2019 House • CS by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 390
3/11/2019 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 374
3/12/2019 House • Now in Appropriations Committee -HJ 400
3/29/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee, 04/02/19, 3:30 pm, Webster Hall
4/2/2019 House • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee; YEAS 28 NAYS 0 -HJ 583
4/4/2019 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS/CS by Appropriations Committee read 1st time -HJ 579
4/5/2019 House • Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 597
4/12/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 04/16/19, 2:00 pm, Morris Hall
4/16/2019 House • CS/CS/CS by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -HJ 744
4/17/2019 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS/CS/CS by Health and Human Services Committee read 1st time -HJ 736
4/18/2019 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 757
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/19
4/23/2019 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 790
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/24/2019 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 807
• CS passed; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 -HJ 807
4/24/2019 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 498
4/25/2019 Senate • Received -SJ 498
5/3/2019 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs