Relating to the grounds for terminating and reinstating a person's parental rights and the adoption of certain children.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 13, 2023
Last action May 16, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 3, 2023
How they voted
29–2
Passed
Total votes 31
Apr 3, 2023
D
Democratic13
100% Yea
R
Republican18
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
7
Committee
8
May 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 17, 2023
Committee
Referred to Juvenile Justice & Family Issues
lower
Apr 17, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Apr 4, 2023
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 3, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Mar 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Mar 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
Mar 20, 2023
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Mar 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Mar 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Mar 1, 2023
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
upper
Mar 1, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Judith Zaffirini
DDemocratic
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