AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - PRESERVATION OF FAMILIES WITH DISABLED PARENT ACT (Precludes a parent's disability from serving as the sole basis for the state to institute an investigation of the disabled parent's family.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2020
Last action Mar 3, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 25, 2020
How they voted
26–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 27
Feb 25, 2020
D
Democratic25
96% Yea
R
Republican2
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Mar 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
03/03/2020 Committee transferred to House Judiciary
lower
Feb 26, 2020
Committee
02/26/2020 Referred to House H.E.W.
lower
Feb 25, 2020
Legislature · Passed
02/25/2020 Senate read and passed
legislature
Feb 11, 2020
Legislature · Passed
02/11/2020 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Jan 30, 2020
Legislature · Passed
01/30/2020 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 22, 2020
Introduced
01/22/2020 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
legislature
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
DR
Dominick Ruggerio
DDemocratic
P
Lou DiPalma
DDemocratic
P
Maryellen Goodwin
DDemocratic
P
Michael J. McCaffrey
DDemocratic
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