Provide notice to foster parents in CPS cases
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Jan 11, 2023
Signed May 2, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Jan 27, 2023 · House Apr 6, 2023
How they voted
49–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
Jan 27, 2023
D
Democratic16
93% Yea
R
Republican34
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
51
Key actions
6
Committee
6
May 2, 2023
Became law
Chapter Number Assigned
May 1, 2023
Signed into law
(S) Signed by Governor
Apr 22, 2023
House · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
Apr 19, 2023
Senate · Passed
(S) Signed by President
Apr 6, 2023
House · Passed
(H) 3rd Reading Concurred
Mar 21, 2023
House · Reported by committee
(H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
Mar 20, 2023
House · Reported by committee
(H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
Mar 11, 2023
House · Referred to committee
(H) Referred to Committee
Jan 27, 2023
Senate · Passed
(S) 3rd Reading Passed
Jan 23, 2023
Senate · Reported by committee
(S) Committee Report--Bill Passed
Jan 20, 2023
Senate · Reported by committee
(S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed
Jan 12, 2023
Senate · Referred to committee
(S) Referred to Committee
Jan 11, 2023
Legislature · Introduced
(C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
Jan 11, 2023
Senate · Introduced
(S) Introduced
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dennis Lenz
RRepublican
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