Establishing the office of the child advocate as an independent state agency and prescribing certain powers, duties and functions thereof.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 27, 2023
Signed Apr 25, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 22, 2023 · House Mar 27, 2023
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 39
Feb 22, 2023
D
Democratic11
90% Yea
R
Republican28
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
15
Committee
9
Apr 25, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on Monday, April 22, 2024
upper
Apr 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 36 Nay: 3
upper
Apr 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 117 Nay: 3
lower
Apr 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
Conference committee report now available
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
Motion to accede adopted; Representative Concannon, Representative Johnson and Representative Ousley appointed as conferees
lower
Mar 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed
upper
Mar 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 120 Nay: 3
lower
Mar 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
lower
Mar 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
lower
Mar 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Now working on
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care
lower
Feb 23, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care
lower
Feb 22, 2023
Introduced
Received and Introduced
lower
Feb 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
Final Action - Passed; Yea: 39 Nay: 0
upper
Feb 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed
upper
Feb 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Now working on
upper
Feb 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Judiciary
upper
Jan 30, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Jan 27, 2023
Introduced
Introduced
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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