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CS/CS/SB 1486: Permanency for Children

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services ; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Collins

Permanency for Children; Requiring the Department of Children and Families to conduct a criminal history records check of certain persons; authorizing specified persons to initiate a proceeding if both parents of a child are deceased or the last known living parent is deceased and a legal custodian has not been appointed for the child through a probate or guardianship proceeding; authorizing certain persons to remove a child from a court-ordered placement under certain circumstances, etc.

Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act, this act shall take effect July 1, 2024
Last Action: 3/5/2024 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 1083 (Ch. 2024-177), SB 958 (Ch. 2024-90) -SJ 669
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
1/5/2024 Senate • Filed
1/10/2024 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
• Introduced
1/12/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/17/24, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building --Temporarily Postponed
1/18/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/23/24, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
1/23/2024 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 1
1/24/2024 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time
1/25/2024 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
2/15/2024 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 02/20/24, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/20/2024 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
2/22/2024 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/27/24, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
• Now in Fiscal Policy
2/27/2024 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services read 1st time
• Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
2/28/2024 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
3/1/2024 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/05/24
3/5/2024 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 668
• Substituted CS/CS/CS/HB 1083 -SJ 669
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 1083 (Ch. 2024-177), SB 958 (Ch. 2024-90) -SJ 669