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CS/CS/SB 96: Child Welfare

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Book ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Brodeur

Child Welfare; Transferring existing provisions relating to the central abuse hotline of the Department of Children and Families; providing criminal, civil, and administrative immunity to child protective investigators who report known or suspected animal cruelty; requiring the department to make available specified training for caregivers of children in out-of-home care; requiring the department to develop an alternative plan for providing community-based child welfare services under certain circumstances, etc.

Effective Date: except as otherwise provided
Last Action: 7/6/2021 - Chapter No. 2021-170
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Appropriations (AP)
  3. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/23/2021 Senate • Filed
2/24/2021 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations; Rules -SJ 45
2/25/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/02/21, 4:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
3/2/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 45
• CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 191
3/3/2021 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
3/5/2021 Senate • Now in Appropriations
3/8/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 03/11/21, 11:30 am, 412 Knott Building
3/10/2021 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 227
3/11/2021 Senate • Favorable by Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -SJ 247
3/12/2021 Senate • Now in Rules
3/18/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/18/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Not Considered
3/22/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/25/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
3/25/2021 Senate • CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -SJ 325
3/29/2021 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/01/21 -SJ 341
3/30/2021 Senate • CS/CS by Rules read 1st time -SJ 326
4/1/2021 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 337
• Read 3rd time -SJ 337
• CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 337, 338
• Immediately certified -SJ 341
4/1/2021 House • In Messages
4/26/2021 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/27/2021)
• Amendment 836519 filed
• Amendment 854919 filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
4/27/2021 House • Amendment 620311 filed
• Amendment 836519 withdrawn
• Read 2nd time
• Amendment 620311 adopted
• Amendment 854919 adopted as amended
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Amendment 620311 replaced by engrossed amendment
• Amendment 854919 replaced by engrossed amendment
• Amendment 198175 engrossed amendment (replaces 854919, 620311)
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
4/28/2021 House • Read 3rd time
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 116, NAYS 0
• Message sent to senate
4/28/2021 Senate • In returning messages
• Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (198175) -SJ 839
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 839
• Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 839
6/28/2021 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/29/2021 • Approved by Governor
7/6/2021 • Chapter No. 2021-170