Child Welfare
Summary
Child Welfare; Transferring existing provisions relating to the central abuse hotline of the Department of Children and Families; providing criminal, civil, and administrative immunity to child protective investigators who report known or suspected animal cruelty; requiring the department to make available specified training for caregivers of children in out-of-home care; requiring the department to develop an alternative plan for providing community-based child welfare services under certain circumstances, etc.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Mar 2, 2021
Signed Jun 29, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 1, 2021 · House Apr 28, 2021
How they voted
36–0
Passed
Total votes 36
Apr 1, 2021
D
Democratic15
100% Yea
R
Republican21
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
48
Key actions
14
Committee
9
Amendments
6
Jun 29, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Apr 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (198175)
upper
Apr 28, 2021
Lower · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 116, NAYS 0
lower
Apr 27, 2021
Introduced
Amendment 198175 engrossed amendment (replaces 854919, 620311)
lower
Apr 27, 2021
Introduced
Amendment 854919 replaced by engrossed amendment
lower
Apr 27, 2021
Introduced
Amendment 620311 replaced by engrossed amendment
lower
Apr 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amendment 854919 adopted as amended
lower
Apr 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amendment 620311 adopted
lower
Apr 27, 2021
Introduced
Amendment 620311 filed
lower
Apr 26, 2021
Introduced
Amendment 854919 filed
lower
Apr 26, 2021
Introduced
Amendment 836519 filed
lower
Apr 26, 2021
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Apr 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 337, 338
upper
Mar 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Mar 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/25/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Mar 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/18/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Not Considered
upper
Mar 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 03/11/21, 11:30 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Mar 3, 2021
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Mar 2, 2021
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Feb 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/02/21, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
upper
Feb 24, 2021
Committee
Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations; Rules
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Lauren Book
DDemocratic
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