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CS/CS/SB 1174: Licensure of Family Foster Homes

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services ; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Jones ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Rouson ; Davis

Licensure of Family Foster Homes; Requiring the Department of Children and Families to adopt rules to streamline the licensure application process for licensed foster parents who relocate within this state; requiring that such rules include priority review of applications, expedited home studies and background checks, and recognition of prior foster parent training coursework, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2025
 Last Action: 4/21/2025 Senate - Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/25
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. Rules (RC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/25/2025 Senate • Filed
3/3/2025 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules
3/4/2025 Senate • Introduced
3/7/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/12/25, 8:30 am, 301 Senate Building
3/12/2025 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
3/13/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
3/14/2025 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
3/18/2025 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time
4/7/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 04/10/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
4/10/2025 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
4/14/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Rules
• CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services read 1st time
• On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/16/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
4/16/2025 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 0
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
4/21/2025 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/25