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CS/CS/CS/HB 259: Temporary Care of a Child

GENERAL BILL by Health and Human Services Committee ; Civil Justice Subcommittee ; Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee ; Rodrigues, R. ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Artiles

Temporary Care of a Child; Authorizes certain organizations to establish programs to provide temporary respite care for child by volunteer respite family; provides requirements for & limitations to such programs.

Effective Date: 7/1/2016
Last Action: 3/11/2016 Senate - Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
9/29/2015 House • Filed
10/7/2015 House • Referred to Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; Civil Justice Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 25
11/10/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee, 11/18/15, 3:30 pm, 12 HOB
11/18/2015 House • CS by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; YEAS 7 NAYS 4 -HJ 163
11/24/2015 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
12/1/2015 House • Original reference(s) removed: Appropriations Committee
• CS referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 156
• Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee -HJ 156
1/11/2016 House • PCS on Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 01/13/16, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall
1/12/2016 House • Introduced -HJ 25
• CS by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 143
1/13/2016 House • CS/CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 2 -HJ 242
1/20/2016 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS/CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 236
1/21/2016 House • Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 249
1/26/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee, 01/28/16, 3:30 pm, Webster Hall
1/28/2016 House • Favorable by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 9 NAYS 3 -HJ 322
• Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 322
2/2/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 02/04/16, 1:00 pm, Morris Hall --Temporarily postponed
2/15/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 02/17/16, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
2/17/2016 House • CS/CS/CS by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 15 NAYS 1 -HJ 519
2/22/2016 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS/CS/CS by Health and Human Services Committee read 1st time -HJ 511
2/23/2016 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 560
2/26/2016 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/01/16
3/1/2016 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 612
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/2/2016 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 647
• CS passed; YEAS 87 NAYS 27 -HJ 647
3/2/2016 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 586
• Received -SJ 586
3/11/2016 Senate • Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs