Bill Summary

HB 215 Dependent Children (2013 Session)
Dependent Children: Provides legislative findings & intent; provides for participation in age-appropriate extracurricular, enrichment, & social activities by children in out-of-home care; provides for use of reasonable & prudent parent standard for decisionmaking about such activities; clarifies standard for reunification & for changing custody; provides for use of reasonable & prudent parent standard in certain decisionmaking; requires submission of plan for judicial review; provides definition for reasonable & prudent parent standard; provides rulemaking authority. Effective Date: July 1, 2013
01/17/13
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Filed
01/30/13
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Referred to Healthy Families Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health & Human Services Committee
01/30/13
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Now in Healthy Families Subcommittee
02/06/13
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On Committee agenda - Healthy Families Subcommittee, 02/13/13, 2:00 pm, 12 H
02/13/13
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Favorable with CS by Healthy Families Subcommittee; 13 Yeas, 0 Nays
02/18/13
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
02/19/13
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Reference to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee removed; Remaining reference: Health & Human Services Committee
02/19/13
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Now in Health & Human Services Committee
03/05/13
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On Committee agenda - Health & Human Services Committee, 03/07/13, 4:00 pm, 17 H
03/07/13
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Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee; 16 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/07/13
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
03/08/13
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Placed on Special Order Calendar for 03/12/13
03/12/13
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Read Second Time; Amendments Withdrawn (722057, 206353); Amendment Failed (952157); Placed on Third Reading for 03/13/13
03/13/13
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Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 116 Yeas / 0 Nays)
03/21/13
SENATE
In Messages
03/22/13
SENATE
Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary
03/27/13
SENATE
Withdrawn from Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading; Substituted for SB 0164; Laid on Table, Refer to SB 0164; Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 38 Yeas / 0 Nays)
04/04/13
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Ordered enrolled
04/04/13
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Enrolled Text (ER) Filed
04/05/13
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Signed by Officers and presented to Governor (Governor must act on this bill by 04/12/13)
04/11/13
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Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2013-0021
0215
Filed on 01/17/13
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Amendment 836401
Filed on 02/12/13
Adopted
Amendment 129819
Filed on 02/12/13
Adopted
Amendment 878955
Filed on 02/12/13
Adopted
0215C1
Filed on 02/18/13
PDF
Amendment 722057
Filed on 03/11/13
Withdrawn
Amendment 206353
Filed on 03/11/13
Withdrawn
Amendment 952157
Filed on 03/11/13
Failed
0215ER
Filed on 04/04/13
PDF
No amendments to this bill text filed.
39.4091
39.522
409.1451
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