AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- PRESERVATION OF FAMILIES WITH DISABLED PARENT ACT (Precludes the disability of a parent from serving as a basis for denial or restriction in matters involving a child's welfare, foster care, family law, guardianship and adoption.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 21, 2019
Last action Jun 14, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jun 13, 2019
How they voted
35–0
Passed
Total votes 35
Jun 13, 2019
D
Democratic30
100% Yea
R
Republican5
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Jun 14, 2019
Lower · Passed
06/14/2019 Committee transferred to House H.E.W.
lower
Jun 14, 2019
Committee
06/14/2019 Referred to House Judiciary
lower
Jun 13, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/13/2019 Senate passed Sub A
legislature
Jun 11, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/11/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Apr 11, 2019
Legislature · Passed
04/11/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 21, 2019
Introduced
03/21/2019 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
legislature
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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