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CS/CS/SB 272: Children and Young Adults in Out-of-home Care

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services ; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Garcia ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Osgood ; Perry ; Book ; Berman

Children and Young Adults in Out-of-home Care; Citing this act as the “Nancy C. Detert Champion for Children Act”; requiring a case manager or other staff to provide a child with verbal and written information about certain topics; deleting limitations on the type of questions a child may ask; establishing the Office of the Children’s Ombudsman within the Department of Children and Families; requiring the department to consult with specified children and young adults when creating or revising certain print or digital written information, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
Last Action: 6/16/2023 - Chapter No. 2023-248
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/18/2023 Senate • Filed
1/26/2023 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
3/7/2023 Senate • Introduced
3/30/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 04/04/23, 11:00 am, 37 Senate Building
4/4/2023 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
4/6/2023 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
4/11/2023 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time
4/13/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 04/18/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
4/18/2023 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 16 NAYS 0
4/20/2023 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Fiscal Policy
• On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/25/23, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
4/25/2023 Senate • Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 20 NAYS 0
• CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services read 1st time
4/26/2023 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/27/23
4/27/2023 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 561
• Read 3rd time -SJ 561
• CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 561
4/27/2023 House • In Messages
4/28/2023 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (5/1/2023)
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
5/1/2023 House • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
5/2/2023 House • Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0
5/2/2023 Senate • Ordered enrolled
6/12/2023 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/16/2023 • Approved by Governor
• Chapter No. 2023-248