Senate Substitute for HB 2070 by Committee on Judiciary - Establishing the office of the child advocate as an independent state agency, making orders granting custody for adoption subject to the federal Indian child welfare act, directing the secretary for children and families to consider foster parents as prospective adoptive parents in certain circumstances and authorizing appeal of any order of placement of a child.
Bill status
died
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2024
House Passage
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
Governor
Introduced Jan 18, 2023
Last action Apr 30, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 29, 2023 · House Feb 8, 2023
How they voted
39–0
Passed
Total votes 39
Mar 29, 2023
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
R
Republican28
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
16
Committee
12
Apr 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Conference committee report now available
upper
Apr 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Representative Humphries, Representative Lewis and Representative Osman appointed as second conferees
lower
Apr 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
Conference Committee Report agree to disagree adopted; Senator Warren, Senator Wilborn and Senator Corson appointed as second conferees
upper
Apr 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
Conference committee report now available
upper
Apr 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
Representative Humphries, Representative Lewis, and Representative Osman are appointed to replace Representative Concannon, Representative Johnson, and Representative Ousley on the Conference Committee
lower
Apr 4, 2023
Upper · Passed
Motion to accede adopted; Senator Warren, Senator Wilborn and Senator Corson appointed as conferees
upper
Apr 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Upper · Passed
Final Action - Substitute passed; Yea: 40 Nay: 0
upper
Mar 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed
upper
Mar 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed
upper
Mar 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Now working on
upper
Mar 27, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Judiciary
upper
Feb 10, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Feb 9, 2023
Introduced
Received and Introduced
upper
Feb 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Final Action - Passed; Yea: 123 Nay: 0
lower
Feb 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed
lower
Feb 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Now working on
lower
Feb 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice
lower
Jan 19, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice
lower
Jan 18, 2023
Introduced
Introduced
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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