SB 259 Indiana Senate · 2021 Regular Session

Parents with disabilities.

Summary
Specifies that it is the policy of the state to recognize the parenting rights of a parent regardless of whether the parent has a disability. Provides that the right of a person with a disability to parent the person's child may not be denied or restricted solely because the person has a disability. Provides that: (1) a court, in: (A) considering the appointment of a person as a guardian; (B) hearing an action to modify custody or an action to determine or modify parenting time; or (C) determining whether to grant a petition for adoption; and (2) the department of child services, in determining whether to grant a person a license to operate a foster family home; may not discriminate against, and shall take into consideration the provision of reasonable accommodations to, a person with a disability.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
Apr 2021
Introduced Apr 15, 2021 Signed Apr 29, 2021
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
30
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Amendments
3
Apr 29, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Apr 19, 2021
Amended
Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 452: yeas 48, nays 0
upper
Apr 15, 2021
Introduced
Motion to concur filed
upper
Apr 13, 2021
Amended
Returned to the Senate with amendments
lower
Apr 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 404: yeas 89, nays 0
lower
Apr 8, 2021
Amended
Amendment #2 (Clere) prevailed; voice vote
lower
Mar 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House
upper
Feb 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 154: yeas 49, nays 0
upper
Feb 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
3 primary · 14 co-sponsors

Sponsors