Child Welfare Information And Services
Summary
The bill allows foster parents access to certain information regarding a foster child or prospective foster child, including judicial information and education records. The bill requires that a county prioritize child care assistance for certified foster parents and certified kinship foster parents and for noncertified kinship care providers that provide care for children with an open child welfare case. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2018
Committee Review
Apr 2018
House Passage
Apr 2018
Senate Passage
Apr 2018
Signed into Law
May 2018
Introduced Apr 2, 2018
Signed May 30, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Apr 26, 2018
How they voted
45–6
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 53
Apr 26, 2018
D
Democratic29
96% Yea
R
Republican24
70% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
2
May 30, 2018
Signed into law
Governor Signed
executive
Apr 26, 2018
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (45-6-2)
senate
Apr 23, 2018
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
upper
Apr 17, 2018
Introduced
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs
upper
Apr 10, 2018
Committee
House Committee on Public Health Care & Human Services Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
lower
Apr 2, 2018
Introduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to Public Health Care & Human Services
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
BG
Bob Gardner
RRepublican
P
John Kefalas
DDemocratic
P
JS
Jonathan Singer
DDemocratic
P
LL
Lois Landgraf
RRepublican
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