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CS/HB 7075: Child Welfare

GENERAL BILL by Health and Human Services Committee ; Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee ; Harrell ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Albritton ; Gruters ; Payne

Child Welfare; Extending court jurisdiction to age 22 for young adults with disabilities in foster care; providing an exception to the requirement that a county's governing body submit a general election ballot question on whether to retain a children's services district with voter-approved taxing authority; requiring a court to consider maltreatment allegations against a parent in an evidentiary hearing relating to a dependency petition; revising circumstances under which grounds for the termination of parental rights may be established, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2017
 Last Action: 5/5/2017 Senate - Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1121 (Ch. 2017-151)
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/14/2017 House • Filed
    3/15/2017 House • Introduced -HJ 364
    3/17/2017 House • Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 389
    3/24/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee, 03/28/17, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall
    3/28/2017 House • Favorable by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 466
    • Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 466
    4/6/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 04/06/17, 8:00 am, Morris Hall --Temporarily Postponed
    4/18/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 04/20/17, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
    4/20/2017 House • CS by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 806
    4/21/2017 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
    4/24/2017 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 805
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/27/17
    • CS by Health and Human Services Committee read 1st time -HJ 805
    4/27/2017 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 948
    • Amendment(s) adopted (771645) -HJ 949
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/28/2017 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 981
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 118 NAYS 0 -HJ 981
    4/28/2017 Senate • In Messages
    4/30/2017 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Rules -SJ 613
    5/1/2017 Senate • Received -SJ 613
    5/5/2017 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1121 (Ch. 2017-151)

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  • CS/HB 7075, Engrossed 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/27/2017 at 7:41 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (4)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1121 (er) Child Welfare Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 6/26/2017 Chapter No. 2017-151 Track This Bill
    S 1044 (c3) Child Welfare Garcia Compare Last Action: 5/3/2017 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1121 (Ch. 2017-151) -SJ 692 Track This Bill
    S 1400 Child Welfare Grimsley Compare Last Action: 5/5/2017 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1121 (Ch. 2017-151) Track This Bill
    S 1680 (c1) Child Welfare Baxley Compare Last Action: 5/5/2017 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1121 (Ch. 2017-151) Track This Bill

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/28/2017 3:53 PM House 118 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (11)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    39.01 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    39.013 Procedures and jurisdiction; right to counsel. Page 3 (pdf)
    39.507 Adjudicatory hearings; orders of adjudication. Page 13 (pdf)
    39.521 Disposition hearings; powers of disposition. Page 14 (pdf)
    39.6035 Transition plan. Page 5 (pdf)
    39.621 Permanency determination by the court. Page 6 (pdf)
    39.701 Judicial review. Page 17 (pdf)
    39.806 Grounds for termination of parental rights. Page 18 (pdf)
    39.811 Powers of disposition; order of disposition. Page 19 (pdf)
    125.901 Children’s services; independent special district; council; powers, duties, and functions; public records exemption. Page 7 (pdf)
    409.996 Duties of the Department of Children and Families. Page 9 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 7075, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 4/21/2017 at 4:29 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1680 (c1) Child Welfare Baxley Similar Last Action: 5/5/2017 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1121 (Ch. 2017-151) Track This Bill
    S 1044 (c3) Child Welfare Garcia Compare Last Action: 5/3/2017 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1121 (Ch. 2017-151) -SJ 692 Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    771645 - Amendment
    Between lines 305 and 306, insert:     		Harrell 4/25/2017
    1:21 PM     		House: Adopted
    4/27/2017     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    39.01 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    39.013 Procedures and jurisdiction; right to counsel. Page 2 (pdf)
    39.6035 Transition plan. Page 5 (pdf)
    39.621 Permanency determination by the court. Page 5 (pdf)
    125.901 Children’s services; independent special district; council; powers, duties, and functions; public records exemption. Page 6 (pdf)
    409.996 Duties of the Department of Children and Families. Page 8 (pdf)

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  • HB 7075, Original Filed Version Posted 3/14/2017 at 5:34 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/28/2017 (pdf)
    Health and Human Services Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/21/2017 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1680 (c1) Child Welfare Baxley Similar Last Action: 5/5/2017 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1121 (Ch. 2017-151) Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    046129 - Amendment
    Between lines 362 and 363, insert:     		Harrell 4/19/2017
    6:51 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    4/20/2017     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    39.01 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    39.013 Procedures and jurisdiction; right to counsel. Page 2 (pdf)
    39.6035 Transition plan. Page 4 (pdf)
    39.621 Permanency determination by the court. Page 5 (pdf)
    409.996 Duties of the Department of Children and Families. Page 6 (pdf)

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