Relating to policies and procedures regarding certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship, investigations by the Department of Family and Protective Services, and parental child safety placements.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Feb 28, 2023
Signed Jun 9, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 15, 2023 · House May 1, 2023
How they voted
23–8
Passed
Total votes 31
May 15, 2023
D
Democratic13
61% Nay
R
Republican18
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
61
Key actions
20
Committee
12
Amendments
11
Jun 9, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 19, 2023
Introduced
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
upper
May 19, 2023
Introduced
Text of Senate Amendment(s)
lower
May 19, 2023
Introduced
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
lower
May 17, 2023
Introduced
Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
lower
May 17, 2023
Introduced
Senate Amendments distributed
lower
May 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate passage as amended reported
lower
May 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed to 3rd reading as amended
upper
May 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
May 15, 2023
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
upper
May 11, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 11, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 11, 2023
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 10, 2023
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
May 10, 2023
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
May 4, 2023
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services
upper
May 4, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 2, 2023
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
lower
Apr 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Feb 28, 2023
Committee
Referred to Juvenile Justice & Family Issues
lower
Feb 28, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
5 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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