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CS/CS/SB 1174: Licensure of Family Foster Homes

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services ; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Jones ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Rouson ; Davis

Licensure of Family Foster Homes; Requiring the Department of Children and Families to adopt rules to streamline the licensure application process for licensed foster parents who relocate within this state; requiring that such rules include priority review of applications, expedited home studies and background checks, and recognition of prior foster parent training coursework, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2025
 Last Action: 4/24/2025 Senate - Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 989 -SJ 531
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/25/2025 Senate • Filed
    3/3/2025 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules
    3/4/2025 Senate • Introduced
    3/7/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/12/25, 8:30 am, 301 Senate Building
    3/12/2025 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
    3/13/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    3/14/2025 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
    3/18/2025 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time
    4/7/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 04/10/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/10/2025 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
    4/14/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Rules
    • CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services read 1st time
    • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/16/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/16/2025 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 22 NAYS 0
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    4/21/2025 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/25
    4/24/2025 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 531
    • Substituted CS/CS/HB 989 -SJ 531
    • Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 989 -SJ 531

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  • CS/CS/SB 1174, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/14/2025 at 2:00 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules (Pre-Meeting) 4/15/2025 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/16/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 989 (er) Licensure of Family Foster Homes Health & Human Services Committee Identical Last Action: 4/24/2025 H Ordered enrolled Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/16/2025 8:30 AM Rules 22 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    409.175 Licensure of family foster homes, residential child-caring agencies, and child-placing agencies; public records exemption. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 1174, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/13/2025 at 1:10 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (Pre-Meeting) 4/9/2025 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (Post-Meeting) 4/14/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 989 (c2) Licensure of Family Foster Homes Health & Human Services Committee Similar Last Action: 4/24/2025 H Ordered enrolled Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    166904 - Amendment
    Delete lines 33 - 37 and insert:     		Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
    (Jones)     		4/8/2025
    7:38 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/10/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/10/2025 8:30 AM Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    409.175 Licensure of family foster homes, residential child-caring agencies, and child-placing agencies; public records exemption. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 1174, Original Filed Version Posted 2/25/2025 at 1:03 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 3/11/2025 (pdf)
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) 3/13/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 989 Licensure of Family Foster Homes Health & Human Services Committee Identical Last Action: 4/24/2025 H Ordered enrolled Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    102620 - Amendment
    Delete lines 25 - 33 and insert:     		Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    (Jones)     		3/11/2025
    8:35 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/13/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/12/2025 8:30 AM Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 7 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    409.175 Licensure of family foster homes, residential child-caring agencies, and child-placing agencies; public records exemption. Page 1 (pdf)

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