Child Welfare
Summary
Child Welfare; Expanding the list of entities that have access to child abuse records; revising the authority of the Department of Children and Families to review reports for the purpose of employment screening; revising requirements for certain employees of residential group homes; requiring assessments to be completed if the total number of children in a family foster home will exceed six, excluding the family’s own children, before placement of a child in a family foster home, etc.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 2, 2021
Last action Apr 30, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 22, 2021
How they voted
36–0
Passed
Total votes 36
Apr 22, 2021
D
Democratic15
100% Yea
R
Republican21
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Apr 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Amendment(s) adopted (633404)
upper
Apr 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 20 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 14, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/19/21, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Apr 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 5, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 04/08/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Mar 17, 2021
Upper · Passed
Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
upper
Mar 16, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/16/21, 12:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
upper
Mar 2, 2021
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Feb 4, 2021
Committee
Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Anthony Rodriguez
RRepublican
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