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
Jan 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Jan 19, 2021
Signed May 26, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 30, 2021
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 36
Mar 30, 2021
D
Democratic31
96% Yea
R
Republican5
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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
Lower · Passed
05/18/2021 House passed in concurrence
lower
May 12, 2021
Legislature · Passed
05/12/2021 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
Apr 1, 2021
Committee
04/01/2021 Referred to House Judiciary
lower
Mar 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
03/30/2021 Senate read and passed
upper
Mar 25, 2021
Legislature · Passed
03/25/2021 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Feb 25, 2021
Legislature · Passed
02/25/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 19, 2021
Introduced
01/19/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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