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CS/HB 215: Dependent Children

GENERAL BILL by Healthy Families Subcommittee ; Albritton ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Berman ; Broxson ; Campbell ; Cruz ; Cummings ; Dudley ; Fasano ; Harrell ; Hooper ; McGhee ; Metz ; Nunez ; O'Toole ; Pafford ; Peters ; Rader ; Rangel ; Rodrigues, R. ; Rooney ; Spano ; Zimmermann

Dependent Children; Provides legislative findings & intent; provides for participation in age-appropriate extracurricular, enrichment, & social activities by children in out-of-home care; provides for use of reasonable & prudent parent standard for decisionmaking about such activities; clarifies standard for reunification & for changing custody; provides for use of reasonable & prudent parent standard in certain decisionmaking; requires submission of plan for judicial review; provides definition for reasonable & prudent parent standard; provides rulemaking authority.

Effective Date: 7/1/2013
Last Action: 4/11/2013 - Chapter No. 2013-21
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/17/2013 House • Filed
    1/30/2013 House • Referred to Healthy Families Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 35
    2/6/2013 House • On Committee agenda-- Healthy Families Subcommittee, 02/13/13, 2:00 pm, 12 HOB
    2/13/2013 House • CS by Healthy Families Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 154
    2/18/2013 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
    2/19/2013 House • Original reference(s) removed: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
    • CS referred to Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 151
    • Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 151
    3/5/2013 House • Introduced -HJ 35
    • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 03/07/13, 4:00 pm, Morris Hall
    • CS by Healthy Families Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 146
    3/7/2013 House • Favorable by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -HJ 203
    • Placed on Calendar -HJ 203
    3/8/2013 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/12/13
    3/12/2013 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 218
    • Amendment(s) failed (952157) -HJ 218
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    3/13/2013 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 234
    • CS passed; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 -HJ 234
    3/21/2013 Senate • In Messages
    3/22/2013 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary -SJ 256
    3/25/2013 Senate • Received -SJ 256
    3/27/2013 Senate • Withdrawn from Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary -SJ 260
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 260
    • Substituted for CS/SB 164 -SJ 260
    • Read 2nd time -SJ 260
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 260
    • CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 260
    4/4/2013 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 427
    4/5/2013 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor -HJ 446
    4/11/2013 • Approved by Governor -HJ 667
    • Chapter No. 2013-21

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  • CS/HB 215, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/4/2013 at 6:14 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 164 (c1) Children in Foster Care Detert Similar Last Action: 3/27/2013 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 215 (Ch. 2013-21) -SJ 260
    Location: Laid on Table

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    39.4091 Page 1 (pdf)
    39.522 Postdisposition change of custody. Page 4 (pdf)
    409.1451 Independent living transition services. Page 5 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 215, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/18/2013 at 4:02 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Health and Human Services Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/7/2013 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 164 (c1) Children in Foster Care Detert Similar Last Action: 3/27/2013 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 215 (Ch. 2013-21) -SJ 260
    Location: Laid on Table

    Floor Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    206353 - Amendment
    Remove lines 44-48 and insert:
    Richardson 3/11/2013
    1:55 PM
    House: Withdrawn
    3/12/2013
    PDF
    722057 - Amendment
    Remove line 83 and insert:
    Richardson 3/11/2013
    1:11 PM
    House: Withdrawn
    3/12/2013
    PDF
    952157 - Amendment
    Remove line 83 and insert:
    Richardson 3/11/2013
    1:55 PM
    House: Failed
    3/12/2013
    PDF

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    3/13/2013 4:47 PM House 116 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/27/2013 4:27 PM Senate 38 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    39.4091 Page 1 (pdf)
    39.522 Postdisposition change of custody. Page 4 (pdf)
    409.1451 Independent living transition services. Page 5 (pdf)

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  • HB 215, Original Filed Version Posted 1/17/2013 at 7:55 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Healthy Families Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 5/13/2013 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 164 (c1) Children in Foster Care Detert Similar Last Action: 3/27/2013 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 215 (Ch. 2013-21) -SJ 260
    Location: Laid on Table

    Committee Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    836401 - Amendment
    Remove lines 58-60 and insert:
    Albritton 2/12/2013
    2:11 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    2/13/2013
    PDF
    129819 - Amendment
    Remove lines 114-115 and insert:
    Albritton 2/12/2013
    2:12 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    2/13/2013
    PDF
    878955 - Amendment
    Remove lines 185-195 and insert:
    Albritton 2/12/2013
    2:17 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    2/13/2013
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    39.4091 Page 1 (pdf)
    39.522 Postdisposition change of custody. Page 4 (pdf)
    409.1451 Independent living transition services. Page 5 (pdf)

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