Ensuring participation on the oversight board for children, youth, and families by current or former foster youth, individuals with current or previous experience in the juvenile justice system, a physician with experience working with children or youth, and individuals residing east of the Cascade mountain range.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Jan 24, 2019
Signed May 21, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 10, 2019 · House Apr 18, 2019
How they voted
43–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 44
Apr 10, 2019
D
Democratic27
96% Yea
R
Republican17
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
13
Committee
8
May 21, 2019
Signed into law
Governor signed.
lower
Apr 24, 2019
Lower · Passed
President signed.
lower
Apr 23, 2019
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Apr 18, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 94; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 4.
lower
Apr 18, 2019
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments.
lower
Apr 10, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
lower
Apr 10, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (43-0-1)
senate
Mar 28, 2019
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 01:30 PM
upper
Mar 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
HSRR - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
lower
Mar 14, 2019
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation at 01:30 PM
upper
Feb 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Feb 6, 2019
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Human Services & Early Learning at 01:30 PM
lower
Feb 6, 2019
Lower · Passed
HSEL - Majority; do pass.
lower
Feb 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Human Services & Early Learning at 01:30 PM
lower
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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