CHILDREN: Provides relative to child welfare. (8/1/26) (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
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2026 Regular Session
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Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare. · Feb 26, 2026
Senate
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare. · Mar 9, 2026
Senate
Reported with amendments. · Apr 28, 2026
Senate
Read by title. Committee amendments read and adopted; ordered engrossed and recommitted to the Committee on Finance. · Apr 29, 2026
Senate
Reported with amendments. · May 5, 2026
Senate
Read by title; Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered reengrossed and passed to third reading and final passage. · May 6, 2026
Senate
Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 32 yeas and 0 nays; ordered re-reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. · May 7, 2026
Senate
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules. · May 11, 2026
House
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare. · May 12, 2026
House
Reported with amendments (10-0). To be recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations. · May 25, 2026
House
Rules suspended. · May 25, 2026
House
Read by title, recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations. · May 25, 2026
House
Reported with amendments (10-9). Referred to the Legislative Bureau. · May 26, 2026
House
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. · May 27, 2026
House
Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading. · May 28, 2026
House
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/29/2026. · May 29, 2026
House
Read by title, returned to the calendar. · May 29, 2026
House
By a vote of 89 yeas, 1 nays, having received two-thirds vote of the elected members, the House approved consideration after the 82nd calendar day. · Jun 1, 2026
House
Notice House approved consideration after 6:00 p.m. on the 82nd calendar day. · Jun 1, 2026
Senate
Read by title. The Senate approved consideration after 6:00 p.m. on the 82nd calendar day by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays. · Jun 1, 2026
Senate
Notice Senate approved consideration after the 82nd calendar day. · Jun 1, 2026
House
Called from the calendar. · Jun 1, 2026
House
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 2. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate. · Jun 1, 2026
House
Received from the House with amendments. · Jun 1, 2026
Senate
Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays. · Jun 1, 2026
Senate
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate on 6/2/2026. · Jun 1, 2026
Senate
Signed by the Speaker of the House. · Jun 1, 2026
House
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate on 6/2/2026. · Jun 1, 2026
Senate
Becomes Act No. 960 without the Governor's signature. · Jun 22, 2026
Senate
Effective date 6/22/2026. · Jun 22, 2026
Senate
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Sponsors
Regina Ashford Barrow
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