Interim study committee on child services.
Summary
Establishes the interim study committee on child services (committee). Provides that the committee shall: (1) study and review the progress and improvements made by the department of child services; (2) review best practices concerning child welfare, child mental health, and delinquent children; (3) receive and review status reports from the department of child services ombudsman; (4) review and study the department of child services child abuse and neglect hotline; (5) review and study ways to improve the long term viability of providers to provide coverage to children and families across the entire state; (6) review federal legislation and its impact on the state and ways to improve the delivery of services as it relates to meeting federal requirements; and (7) make legislative recommendations.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2020
Last action Feb 27, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 3, 2020
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 41
Feb 3, 2020
D
Democratic8
87% Yea
R
Republican33
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Feb 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Committee
Referred to the House
upper
Feb 3, 2020
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (38-0-3)
senate
Jan 28, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
upper
3 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Erin Houchin
RRepublican
P
Jon Ford
RRepublican
P
Shane Lindauer
RRepublican
Co
Dale DeVon
RRepublican
Co
David Niezgodski
DDemocratic
Co
Eric Koch
RRepublican
Co
J.D. Ford
DDemocratic
Co
Jean Breaux
DDemocratic
Co
Lonnie Randolph
DDemocratic
Co
RG
Ronald Grooms
RRepublican
Co
Ryan Lauer
RRepublican
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