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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
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Appropriations (AP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
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