AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- PRESERVATION OF FAMILIES WITH DISABLED PARENT (Precludes the disability of a parent from serving as a basis for denial or restriction in matters involving a child's welfare, foster care, family law, guardianship and adoption without written findings by the family court.)
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 6, 2019
Last action Mar 28, 2019
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Mar 6, 2019
Introduced
03/06/2019 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Charlene Lima
DDemocratic
P
David Bennett
DDemocratic
P
Grace Diaz
DDemocratic
P
Jay Edwards
DDemocratic
P
RB
Robert B. Jacquard
DDemocratic
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