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HB 279: Luggage for Children Placed in Out-of-home Care

GENERAL BILL by Bartleman ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Campbell ; Driskell ; Eskamani

Luggage for Children Placed in Out-of-home Care; Requires DCF to provide certain children with piece of luggage for certain purposes; provides department requirements; requires department to submit specified annual report to Legislature; provides sources of funding for distribution of pieces of luggage; requires department's direct-support organization to receive & use certain funding to administer law.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 10/28/2025 House - Filed
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/28/2025 House • Filed

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  • HB 279, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 10/28/2025 at 4:16 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 306 Luggage for Children Placed in Out-of-home Care Berman Similar Last Action: 10/28/2025 S Filed

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    39.401 Taking a child alleged to be dependent into custody; law enforcement officers and authorized agents of the department. Page 5 (pdf)
    39.4011 Page 1 (pdf)
    39.4085 Goals for dependent children; responsibilities; education; Office of the Children’s Ombudsman. Page 5 (pdf)

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