Motor vehicle insurance for foster children.
Summary
Establishes the insuring foster youth trust fund (fund). Provides that the department of child services shall administer the fund. Provides that the money in the fund may be used to provide payments to foster youth to help defray the cost of: (1) automobile insurance coverage for foster youth; and (2) not more than 44 of the 50 hours of supervised driving practice for foster youth. Provides that a state or local government agency, a foster parent, or an entity providing services shall not be liable for any damages resulting from a foster youth's operation of an automobile owned and insured by the foster youth. Makes conforming changes. Makes an appropriation.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
Senate Passage
Jan 2022
House Passage
Feb 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2022
Introduced Feb 25, 2022
Signed Mar 10, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Jan 25, 2022
How they voted
43–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 46
Jan 25, 2022
D
Democratic10
100% Yea
R
Republican36
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
37
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Amendments
3
Mar 10, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Mar 2, 2022
Amended
Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 321: yeas 46, nays 0
upper
Feb 25, 2022
Introduced
Motion to concur filed
upper
Feb 25, 2022
Amended
Returned to the Senate with amendments
lower
Feb 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 270: yeas 84, nays 0
lower
Feb 23, 2022
Amended
Amendment #2 (Lehman) prevailed; voice vote
lower
Feb 17, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Feb 8, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 127
lower
Feb 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Jan 26, 2022
Committee
Referred to the House
upper
Jan 25, 2022
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 72: yeas 46, nays 0
upper
Jan 20, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
Jan 12, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
upper
4 primary · 19 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Andy Zay
RRepublican
P
Jeff Raatz
RRepublican
P
Kyle Walker
RRepublican
P
Matt Lehman
RRepublican
Co
Aaron Freeman
RRepublican
Co
Blake Doriot
RRepublican
Co
Chuck Goodrich
RRepublican
Co
David Niezgodski
DDemocratic
Co
Donna Schaibley
RRepublican
Co
Ed Clere
IIndependent
Co
Fady Qaddoura
DDemocratic
Co
Gregory Porter
DDemocratic
Co
J.D. Ford
DDemocratic
Co
Jack E. Sandlin
RRepublican
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