CS/SB 262 (2019) -  Child Welfare

General Bill by Judiciary and Albritton (CO-SPONSORS) Harrell; Montford; Rader
Child Welfare: Providing for the name of a child’s guardian ad litem or attorney ad litem to be entered on court orders in dependency proceedings; requiring cooperation between certain parties and the court to achieve permanency for a child as soon as possible; requiring the court during an adjudicatory hearing to advise parents in plain language of certain requirements to achieve permanency with their child, etc.
Effective Date: 10/01/2019
Last Event: 06/26/19 Chapter No. 2019-128 on Wednesday, June 26, 2019 10:39 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    • On agenda for: 02/04/19 4:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 0
  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 02/19/19 12:30 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 0
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 03/06/19 9:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 17   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 421 Subject: Proceedings Related to Children Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

  • Enrolled
  • Engrossed 1
  • Committee Substitute 1
    • A 461946 , Albritton Date Filed: 04/24/19, Line#: 252 Senate: Adopted 4/25/2019 12:14:01 PM
    • A 452716 , Albritton Date Filed: 04/24/19, Line#: 383 Senate: Adopted 4/25/2019 12:14:42 PM
    • A 140426 , Rules, Brandes Date Filed: 03/05/19, Line#: 481 Senate(c): Withdrawn 03/06/2019 10:33 AM
  • Original Filed Version
    • A 406838 , Judiciary, Albritton Date Filed: 02/18/19, Line#: 65 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 02/20/2019 04:27 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 3/6/2019 10:41:36 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 3/5/2019 8:34:06 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 2/20/2019 4:28:05 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 2/18/2019 12:33:23 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 2/5/2019 8:30:40 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 2/1/2019 4:09:18 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: Senate Date: 04/26/2019 01:47 PM   Yeas: 39 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 27] Barcode:
Chamber: House Date: 04/30/2019 10:44 AM   Yeas: 112 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 296] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: Chapter No. 2019-128 Time: 06/26/2019 - 10:39 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Approved by Governor Time: 06/25/2019 - 7:01 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor Time: 06/25/2019 - 9:19 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: S Ordered enrolled -SJ 648 Time: 04/30/2019 - 11:55 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 04/30/2019 - 11:35 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H CS passed; YEAS 112, NAYS 0 Time: 04/30/2019 - 10:44 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 04/30/2019 - 10:42 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 04/29/2019 - 6:20 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading Time: 04/29/2019 - 11:50 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 04/29/2019 - 11:49 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 04/26/2019 - 6:26 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/29/2019) Time: 04/26/2019 - 5:09 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar Time: 04/26/2019 - 4:56 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H In Messages Time: 04/26/2019 - 2:55 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 572, 573 Time: 04/26/2019 - 1:47 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 572 Time: 04/26/2019 - 1:46 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Placed on 3rd reading Time: 04/25/2019 - 12:15 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Ordered engrossed -SJ 477 Time: 04/25/2019 - 12:15 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Amendment(s) adopted (452716, 461946) -SJ 477 Time: 04/25/2019 - 12:14 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 476 Time: 04/25/2019 - 12:10 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/25/19 -SJ 496 Time: 04/23/2019 - 6:25 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 03/06/2019 - 10:51 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -SJ 186 Time: 03/06/2019 - 10:08 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 153 Time: 03/05/2019 - 7:22 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S Introduced -SJ 52 Time: 03/05/2019 - 8:20 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/06/19, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building Time: 03/01/2019 - 2:51 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Now in Rules Time: 02/22/2019 - 10:26 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 02/20/2019 - 4:49 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S CS by Judiciary; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 160 Time: 02/19/2019 - 3:28 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/19/19, 12:30 pm, 110 Senate Building Time: 02/12/2019 - 4:56 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Now in Judiciary Time: 02/05/2019 - 10:37 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 158 Time: 02/04/2019 - 5:41 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 02/04/19, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building Time: 01/28/2019 - 4:19 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: __
Event: S Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 52 Time: 01/22/2019 - 10:14 AM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/08/2019 - 5:12 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
39.001 SB 4, CS/CS/HB 421, HB 7041
39.0136 CS/CS/HB 421
39.402 CS/CS/HB 421, CS/CS/SB 1650, CS/HB 7099
39.507 CS/CS/HB 421
39.521 SB 4, HB 179, CS/CS/HB 421, CS/CS/HB 899, SB 1396, CS/CS/SB 1650*, HB 7041
39.522 CS/CS/HB 421, CS/CS/HB 899
39.6011 CS/CS/HB 421, CS/SB 646, CS/HB 823, CS/CS/HB 899, SB 1396
39.6012 HB 179, CS/CS/HB 421, CS/CS/HB 899, SB 1396, CS/CS/SB 1650*
39.6013 CS/CS/HB 421, CS/SB 646, CS/HB 823
39.621 CS/CS/HB 421, SB 1396
39.806 CS/CS/HB 421, HB 1327, SB 1784
39.811 CS/CS/HB 421, HB 1327, SB 1784

(*) Not the latest version