CHILDREN/FAMILY SERVICES DEPT: Provides relative to public assistance benefits for children. (8/1/26) (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
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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 18, 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 favorably. · Mar 25, 2026
Senate
Read by title. Ordered engrossed and recommitted to the Committee on Finance. · Mar 30, 2026
Senate
Reported with amendments. · Apr 13, 2026
Senate
Read by title; Committee amendments read and adopted. Ordered reengrossed and passed to third reading and final passage. · Apr 14, 2026
Senate
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays; ordered re-reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled. · Apr 15, 2026
Senate
Received in the House from the Senate, read by title, lies over under the rules. · Apr 20, 2026
House
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare. · Apr 21, 2026
House
Reported with amendments (13-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau. · May 19, 2026
House
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. · May 20, 2026
House
Read by title, amended, passed to 3rd reading. · May 25, 2026
House
Scheduled for floor debate on 05/26/2026. · May 25, 2026
House
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 84, nays 7. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate. · May 26, 2026
House
Received from the House with amendments. · May 26, 2026
Senate
Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 36 yeas and 0 nays. · May 27, 2026
Senate
Enrolled. Signed by the President of the Senate. · May 28, 2026
Senate
Signed by the Speaker of the House. · May 29, 2026
House
Sent to the Governor by the Secretary of the Senate. · May 29, 2026
Senate
Signed by the Governor. Becomes Act No. 733. · Jun 1, 2026
Senate
Effective date 8/1/2026. · Jun 1, 2026
Senate
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sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Stewart Cathey , Jr.
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