AN ACT relating to relative and fictive kin caregivers.
Summary
Amend KRS 600.020 to define "child-specific foster home"; amend KRS 620.140 to allow a child to submit to the District Court the names of possible relative or fictive kin caregivers whom the child could be placed with if the court removes the child from his or her home; amend KRS 620.142 to establish when a relative or fictive kin caregiver can apply to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to be certified as a child-specific foster home.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 30, 2024
Signed Apr 5, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 22, 2024
How they voted
93–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 98
Mar 22, 2024
D
Democratic20
100% Yea
R
Republican78
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
10
Committee
9
Apr 5, 2024
Signed into law
signed by Governor (Acts Ch. 85)
upper
Mar 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 27, 2024
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 27, 2024
Upper · Passed
passed 34-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Mar 27, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Mar 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Mar 25, 2024
Committee
to Rules (S)
upper
Mar 22, 2024
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 93-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Feb 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Feb 23, 2024
Committee
to Families & Children (H)
lower
Feb 9, 2024
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 37-0
upper
Feb 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
upper
Feb 1, 2024
Committee
to Families & Children (S)
upper
Jan 30, 2024
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Jan 30, 2024
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
11 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brandon Storm
RRepublican
P
Cassie Armstrong
DDemocratic
P
Denise Harper Angel
DDemocratic
P
Don Douglas
RRepublican
P
Gerald Neal
DDemocratic
P
Greg Elkins
RRepublican
P
Julie Adams
RRepublican
P
Matt Deneen
RRepublican
P
Max Wise
RRepublican
P
Robby Mills
RRepublican
P
Steve Meredith
RRepublican
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