SB 1796: Siblings Placed in Out-of-home Care
GENERAL BILL by Calatayud
Siblings Placed in Out-of-home Care; Providing for the importance of visitation, and not just contact, between siblings who have been separated; requiring the court to hold a hearing, take evidence, and hear arguments if a motion for sibling visitation or contact is contested; providing that a court retains jurisdiction over a dependent child in a permanent guardianship for certain purposes relating to sibling visitation or contact, etc.
Senate Committee References:
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/28/2025 Senate • Filed
3/7/2025 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
3/10/2025 Senate • Introduced
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SB 1796, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/28/2025 at 3:52 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1533 Siblings Placed in Out-of-home Care Tendrich Similar Last Action: 3/5/2025 H Now in Human Services Subcommittee 
Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 39.4024 Placement of siblings; visitation; continuing contact. Page 2 (pdf) 39.6221 Permanent guardianship of a dependent child. Page 7 (pdf) 63.093 Adoption of children from the child welfare system. Page 7 (pdf)