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CS/SB 1634: Child Welfare

GENERAL BILL by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Brodeur

Child Welfare; Clarifying a provision regarding access to certain records in the event of the death of a child as a result of abuse, abandonment, or neglect; revising provisions to refer to a multidisciplinary legal representation program rather than a model; requiring each office of criminal conflict and civil regional counsel to annually submit certain data to the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability (OPPAGA) by a specified date; authorizing certain persons to initiate a proceeding by filing a petition for adjudication and permanent commitment if both parents of a child are deceased or the last known living parent dies, etc.

Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon this act becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1, 2023
Last Action: 5/5/2023 Senate - Died in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 272 (Ch. 2023-248)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/3/2023 Senate • Filed
3/9/2023 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
3/14/2023 Senate • Introduced
3/22/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/27/23, 11:30 am, 37 Senate Building
3/27/2023 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
3/29/2023 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
• CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time
5/5/2023 Senate • Died in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 272 (Ch. 2023-248)