SB 900 (2021) -  Child Welfare

General Bill by Rodriguez
Child Welfare: Expanding the list of entities that have access to child abuse records; revising the authority of the Department of Children and Families to review reports for the purpose of employment screening; revising requirements for certain employees of residential group homes; requiring assessments to be completed if the total number of children in a family foster home will exceed six, excluding the family’s own children, before placement of a child in a family foster home, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2021
Last Event: Died in Messages; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 96 (Ch. 2021-170) on Friday, April 30, 2021 2:40 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    • On agenda for: 03/16/21 12:30 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 8   Nays 0
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
    • On agenda for: 04/08/21 9:00 AM
    • Recommendation: Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 10   Nays 0
  • Appropriations
    • On agenda for: 04/19/21 10:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 20   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 7039 Subject: Child Welfare Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 96 Subject: Child Welfare Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 4/19/2021 8:55:46 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 4/16/2021 10:59:18 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services 4/8/2021 12:28:25 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services 4/7/2021 9:51:58 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 3/16/2021 5:10:17 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 3/15/2021 12:32:00 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: Senate Date: 04/22/2021 06:20 PM   Yeas: 40 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 56] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Messages; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 96 (Ch. 2021-170) Time: 04/30/2021 - 2:40 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H In Messages Time: 04/22/2021 - 8:16 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 639 Time: 04/22/2021 - 6:20 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 639 Time: 04/22/2021 - 6:20 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Amendment(s) adopted (633404) -SJ 639 Time: 04/22/2021 - 6:19 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 639 Time: 04/22/2021 - 6:18 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/22/21 -SJ 642 Time: 04/20/2021 - 11:37 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 04/20/2021 - 11:34 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: __
Event: S Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 20 NAYS 0 -SJ 472 Time: 04/19/2021 - 6:37 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/19/21, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 04/14/2021 - 5:24 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: __
Event: S Now in Appropriations Time: 04/08/2021 - 12:37 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: __
Event: S Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 408 Time: 04/08/2021 - 10:50 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 04/08/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 04/05/2021 - 2:28 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Version: __
Event: S Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Time: 03/17/2021 - 7:46 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 270 Time: 03/16/2021 - 3:31 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/16/21, 12:30 pm, 37 Senate Building Time: 03/11/2021 - 3:11 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 101 Time: 03/02/2021 - 11:09 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 102 Time: 02/04/2021 - 12:22 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/28/2021 - 8:44 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
39.01 SB 308, CS/HB 837, SB 948, HB 1299, CS/SB 1920, HB 7027
39.202 CS/CS/SB 96, CS/CS/HB 419, CS/SB 1282*, CS/SB 1920, CS/HB 7039
39.302 CS/CS/SB 96, SB 308, CS/HB 837, CS/SB 1920, HB 7027, CS/HB 7039
409.1415 CS/CS/SB 96, SB 1100, CS/HB 7039
409.1678
409.175 CS/CS/SB 96, HB 167, SB 294, HB 307, SB 428, SB 560, CS/SB 1096, SB 1100, CS/HB 7039

(*) Not the latest version