Relating to: grounds for finding a child in need of protection or services or for terminating parental rights, right to a jury trial in a termination of parental rights proceeding, and permanency plan reviews. (FE)
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2020
Assembly Passage
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Oct 23, 2019
Last action Apr 1, 2020
Floor votes · Assembly Jan 15, 2020
How they voted
26–15
Passed
Total votes 41
Jan 15, 2020
D
Democratic15
93% Nay
R
Republican26
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Amendments
4
Feb 28, 2020
Committee
Read first time and referred to committee on Insurance, Financial Services, Government Oversight and Courts
upper
Jan 15, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 61, Noes 37
lower
Jan 15, 2020
Lower · Passed
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
lower
Jan 15, 2020
Lower · Passed
Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
lower
Jan 13, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on calendar 1-15-2020 by Committee on Rules
lower
Dec 26, 2019
Committee
Referred to committee on Rules
lower
Dec 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Family Law, Ayes 7, Noes 2
lower
Dec 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Family Law, Ayes 8, Noes 1
lower
Dec 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Family Law, Ayes 9, Noes 0
lower
Dec 12, 2019
Introduced
Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Dittrich
lower
Dec 6, 2019
Introduced
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Dittrich
lower
Oct 23, 2019
Committee
Read first time and referred to Committee on Family Law
lower
Oct 23, 2019
Introduced
Introduced by Representatives Dittrich, Murphy, Felzkowski, James, Kulp, Kurtz, Magnafici, Milroy, Ramthun, Tusler, Tranel, Thiesfeldt and Tittl
lower
8 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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