Human services.
Summary
(1) Existing law establishes the State Department of Social Services to administer public social services. Existing law provides for various child welfare services, such as the placement of children and nonminor dependents in certain placements, including, but not limited to, resource families, approved homes of a relative or a nonrelative extended family member, group home, and supervised independent living placements, and different assistance payments thereto. This bill would make various technical and related nonsubstantive changes to these provisions. (2) The bill would appropriate $10,000 from the Federal Trust Fund to the department to fund specified administrative activities. (3) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Bill.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Aug 2018
Assembly Passage
May 2018
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2018
Last action Aug 30, 2018
Floor votes · Assembly May 10, 2018
How they voted
46–20
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 72
May 10, 2018
D
Democratic50
92% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Nay
R
Republican21
85% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Aug 16, 2018
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (August 16).
upper
Aug 13, 2018
Upper · Passed
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B. & F.R.
upper
May 24, 2018
Committee
Referred to Com. on B. & F.R.
upper
May 10, 2018
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (46-20-6)
assembly
Jan 29, 2018
Committee
Referred to Com. on BUDGET.
lower
Jan 11, 2018
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee February 10.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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