AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - CHILD ADVOCATE OFFICE (Adds the requirement that in DCYF cases resulting in a fatality or near fatality of a child, one of the requirements for the office of the child advocate to investigate the case would be the child or the child's family had prior contact with the DCYF.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
Signed into Law
Jun 2019
Introduced Feb 14, 2019
Signed Jun 28, 2019
Floor votes · House Apr 2, 2019
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Jun 28, 2019
Signed into law
06/28/2019 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 25, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/25/2019 Senate passed in concurrence
legislature
Jun 4, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/04/2019 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
Apr 4, 2019
Committee
04/04/2019 Referred to Senate Judiciary
legislature
Apr 2, 2019
Lower · Passed
04/02/2019 House read and passed
lower
Mar 27, 2019
Legislature · Passed
03/27/2019 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 13, 2019
Legislature · Passed
03/13/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 14, 2019
Introduced
02/14/2019 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Deb Fellela
DDemocratic
P
Julie Casimiro
DDemocratic
P
Mia Ackerman
DDemocratic
P
Pat Serpa
DDemocratic
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