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
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Feb 5, 2021
Signed May 26, 2021
Floor votes · House Apr 15, 2021
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
May 26, 2021
Signed into law
05/26/2021 Signed by Governor
executive
May 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
05/18/2021 Senate passed in concurrence
upper
May 6, 2021
Legislature · Passed
05/06/2021 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
Apr 30, 2021
Committee
04/30/2021 Referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
Apr 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
04/15/2021 House read and passed
lower
Apr 13, 2021
Legislature · Passed
04/13/2021 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Feb 23, 2021
Legislature · Passed
02/23/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 5, 2021
Introduced
02/05/2021 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
lower
9 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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