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HB1604

Foster care; definitions, reasonable efforts to prevent removal of child.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Dickie Bell (R)

Session:
2017 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed House of Origin. Foster care; reasonable efforts to prevent removal of child.

Allows a local board of social services to take a child into immediate custody pursuant to an emergency removal order in cases in which the child is alleged to have been abused or neglected and allows a court to issue certain orders in such cases, without requiring that reasonable efforts be made to prevent removal of the child from his home if (i) the parental residual rights of the child's parent over a sibling were involuntarily terminated; (ii) the parent was convicted of murder or voluntary manslaughter, or a felony attempt, conspiracy, or solicitation to commit any such offense, if the victim was a child of or resided with the parent or was the other parent of the child; (iii) the parent was convicted of felony assault resulting in serious bodily injury or felony bodily wounding resulting in serious bodily injury or felony sexual assault, if the victim was a child of or resided with the parent; or (iv) on the basis of clear and convincing evidence, the parent has subjected any child to aggravated circumstances or abandoned a child under circumstances that would justify the termination of residual parental rights. The bill provides that, in each permanency planning hearing and in any hearing regarding the transition of the child from foster care to independent living, the court shall consult with the child, unless the court finds that such consultation is not in the best interests of the child. The bill makes other changes related to foster care to comply with federal requirements. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 01/03/2017 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101355D
  • 01/03/2017 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  • 01/13/2017 - House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
  • 01/13/2017 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1604)
  • 01/16/2017 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (10-Y 0-N)
  • 01/20/2017 - House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (20-Y 0-N)
  • 01/20/2017 - House: Committee substitute printed 17104379D-H1
  • 01/23/2017 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1604H1)
  • 01/24/2017 - House: Read first time
  • 01/25/2017 - House: Read second time
  • 01/25/2017 - House: Committee substitute agreed to 17104379D-H1
  • 01/25/2017 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1604H1
  • 01/26/2017 - House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
  • 01/26/2017 - House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
  • 01/27/2017 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 01/27/2017 - Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
  • 02/08/2017 - Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
  • 02/10/2017 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
  • 02/13/2017 - Senate: Read third time
  • 02/13/2017 - Senate: Passed by for the day
  • 02/14/2017 - Senate: Read third time
  • 02/14/2017 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/16/2017 - House: Enrolled
  • 02/16/2017 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1604ER)
  • 02/16/2017 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB1604ER)
  • 02/16/2017 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 02/17/2017 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 02/17/2017 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 2/17/17
  • 02/17/2017 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, February 24, 2017
  • 02/23/2017 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 190 (effective 7/1/17)
  • 02/23/2017 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0190)

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