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CS/CS/HB 899: Child Welfare

GENERAL BILL by Health and Human Services Committee ; Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee ; Tomkow

Child Welfare; Provides factors court must consider when determining whether child should remain in his or her current placement or be placed in out-of-home care; provides requirements for case plans & permanency determinations; requires disclosure & determination of ineffective communication by parents & caregivers; provides for agency & caregiver recommendations for change in visitation; provides factors court must consider when determining whether child should be returned to custody of his or her parents; authorizes lead agency to provide more than 35 percent of all child welfare services under certain conditions.

Effective Date: 10/1/2019
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 (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/18/2019 House • Filed
    2/28/2019 House • Referred to Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 92
    3/5/2019 House • Introduced -HJ 92
    3/11/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee, 03/13/19, 8:30 am, 12 HOB
    3/13/2019 House • CS by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -HJ 442
    3/14/2019 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
    3/15/2019 House • CS by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 440
    • Now in Appropriations Committee -HJ 445
    3/29/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee, 04/02/19, 3:30 pm, Webster Hall
    4/2/2019 House • Favorable by Appropriations Committee; YEAS 29 NAYS 0 -HJ 567
    4/3/2019 House • Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 567
    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 by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -HJ 745
    4/17/2019 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
    • CS/CS by Health and Human Services Committee read 1st time -HJ 738
    4/18/2019 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 757
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/19
    4/24/2019 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 807
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/25/2019 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 855
    • CS passed; YEAS 109 NAYS 0 -HJ 856
    4/25/2019 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations -SJ 505
    • Received -SJ 505
    5/3/2019 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

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  • CS/CS/HB 899, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/17/2019 at 3:39 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1396 Child Welfare Albritton Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

    Floor Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    096069 - Amendment
    Between lines 314 and 315, insert:
    Plasencia 4/19/2019
    3:42 PM
    House: Withdrawn
    4/23/2019
    PDF
    255071 - Amendment
    Between lines 314 and 315, insert:
    Plasencia 4/19/2019
    3:51 PM
    House: Withdrawn
    4/23/2019
    PDF
    hierarchy 476357 - Amendment to Amendment (255071)
    Remove lines 5-22 of the amendment and insert:
    Plasencia 4/19/2019
    5:45 PM
    House: Withdrawn
    4/23/2019
    PDF

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/25/2019 10:37 AM House 109 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (13)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    39.01 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    39.302 Protective investigations of institutional child abuse, abandonment, or neglect. Page 15 (pdf)
    39.521 Disposition hearings; powers of disposition. Page 17 (pdf)
    39.522 Postdisposition change of custody. Page 3 (pdf)
    39.6011 Case plan development. Page 4 (pdf)
    39.6012 Case plan tasks; services. Page 20 (pdf)
    39.701 Judicial review. Page 5 (pdf)
    322.09 Application of minors; responsibility for negligence or misconduct of minor. Page 20 (pdf)
    394.495 Child and adolescent mental health system of care; programs and services. Page 21 (pdf)
    409.988 Lead agency duties; general provisions. Page 13 (pdf)
    627.746 Coverage for minors who have a learner’s driver license; additional premium prohibited. Page 21 (pdf)
    934.255 Subpoenas in investigations of sexual offenses. Page 22 (pdf)
    960.065 Eligibility for awards. Page 22 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 899, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/14/2019 at 4:36 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/3/2019 (pdf)
    Health and Human Services Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/17/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1396 Child Welfare Albritton Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    455915 - Amendment
    Remove lines 339-357 and insert:
    Tomkow 4/15/2019
    7:11 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    4/16/2019
    PDF
    009509 - Amendment
    Remove lines 364-401
    Tomkow 4/15/2019
    7:11 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    4/16/2019
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (14)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    39.01 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    39.302 Protective investigations of institutional child abuse, abandonment, or neglect. Page 17 (pdf)
    39.521 Disposition hearings; powers of disposition. Page 18 (pdf)
    39.522 Postdisposition change of custody. Page 3 (pdf)
    39.6011 Case plan development. Page 4 (pdf)
    39.6012 Case plan tasks; services. Page 21 (pdf)
    39.701 Judicial review. Page 5 (pdf)
    322.09 Application of minors; responsibility for negligence or misconduct of minor. Page 22 (pdf)
    394.495 Child and adolescent mental health system of care; programs and services. Page 22 (pdf)
    409.988 Lead agency duties; general provisions. Page 13 (pdf)
    627.746 Coverage for minors who have a learner’s driver license; additional premium prohibited. Page 23 (pdf)
    775.0851 Page 15 (pdf)
    934.255 Subpoenas in investigations of sexual offenses. Page 23 (pdf)
    960.065 Eligibility for awards. Page 23 (pdf)

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  • HB 899, Original Filed Version Posted 2/18/2019 at 5:29 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/14/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1396 Child Welfare Albritton Compare Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    847557 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Tomkow 3/12/2019
    6:04 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    3/13/2019
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (13)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    39.01 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf)
    39.302 Protective investigations of institutional child abuse, abandonment, or neglect. Page 14 (pdf)
    39.521 Disposition hearings; powers of disposition. Page 15 (pdf)
    39.522 Postdisposition change of custody. Page 2 (pdf)
    39.6011 Case plan development. Page 3 (pdf)
    39.6012 Case plan tasks; services. Page 18 (pdf)
    39.701 Judicial review. Page 4 (pdf)
    322.09 Application of minors; responsibility for negligence or misconduct of minor. Page 19 (pdf)
    394.495 Child and adolescent mental health system of care; programs and services. Page 20 (pdf)
    627.746 Coverage for minors who have a learner’s driver license; additional premium prohibited. Page 20 (pdf)
    775.0851 Page 12 (pdf)
    934.255 Subpoenas in investigations of sexual offenses. Page 20 (pdf)
    960.065 Eligibility for awards. Page 21 (pdf)

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