CS/CS/SB 1120: Child Welfare
GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Rodriguez
Child Welfare; Authorizing the Department of Children and Families, under certain circumstances, to place children in its custody in therapeutic group homes for residential mental health treatment without prior court approval; providing that the department, rather than the Agency for Health Care Administration, shall appoint qualified evaluators to conduct suitability assessments of certain children in the department’s custody; revising requirements for suitability assessments, etc.
Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Action: 3/2/2022 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 893 (Ch. 2022-55) -SJ 515
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 3/2/2022 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 893 (Ch. 2022-55) -SJ 515
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
- Appropriations (AP)
Bill History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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12/1/2021 | Senate |
• Filed |
1/5/2022 | Senate |
• Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 75 |
1/11/2022 | Senate |
• Introduced -SJ 75 |
1/20/2022 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/25/22, 10:00 am, 37 Senate Building |
1/25/2022 | Senate |
• CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 218 |
1/26/2022 | Senate |
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 222 |
2/11/2022 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 02/16/22, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building |
2/16/2022 | Senate |
• Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 370 • Now in Appropriations |
2/21/2022 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/24/22, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building |
2/24/2022 | Senate |
• CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 -SJ 454 |
2/25/2022 | Senate |
• Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/22 -SJ 484 |
2/28/2022 | Senate |
• CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 456 |
3/1/2022 | Senate |
• Retained on Special Order Calendar |
3/2/2022 | Senate |
• Read 2nd time -SJ 515 • Substituted CS/CS/HB 893 -SJ 515 • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 893 (Ch. 2022-55) -SJ 515 |