Provide notice to foster parents in CPS cases
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Jan 11, 2023
Signed May 2, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Jan 27, 2023 · House Apr 6, 2023
How they voted
49–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
Jan 27, 2023
D
Democratic16
93% Yea
R
Republican34
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
51
Key actions
9
Committee
6
May 1, 2023
Signed into law
(S) Signed by Governor
upper
Apr 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Apr 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
(H) 3rd Reading Concurred
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
lower
Mar 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
lower
Mar 11, 2023
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee
lower
Jan 27, 2023
Upper · Passed
(S) 3rd Reading Passed
upper
Jan 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report--Bill Passed
upper
Jan 20, 2023
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed
upper
Jan 12, 2023
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee
upper
Jan 11, 2023
Introduced
(C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
legislature
Jan 11, 2023
Introduced
(S) Introduced
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dennis Lenz
RRepublican
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