CS/CS/SB 272 (2023) -  Children and Young Adults in Out-of-home Care

General Bill by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services and Children, Families, and Elder Affairs and Garcia (CO-SPONSORS) Osgood; Perry; Book; Berman
Children and Young Adults in Out-of-home Care: Citing this act as the “Nancy C. Detert Champion for Children Act”; requiring a case manager or other staff to provide a child with verbal and written information about certain topics; deleting limitations on the type of questions a child may ask; establishing the Office of the Children’s Ombudsman within the Department of Children and Families; requiring the department to consult with specified children and young adults when creating or revising certain print or digital written information, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2023
Last Event: 06/16/23 Chapter No. 2023-248 on Friday, June 16, 2023 4:18 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    • On agenda for: 04/04/23 11:00 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 8   Nays 0
  • Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
    • On agenda for: 04/18/23 8:30 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 16   Nays 0
  • Fiscal Policy
    • On agenda for: 04/25/23 10:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 20   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 1101 Subject: Education for Children and Young Adults in Out-of-home Care Relationship: Similar
Bill #: SB 168 Subject: Motor Vehicle Insurance and Driver Licenses for Foster Youth Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/SB 1634 Subject: Child Welfare Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Enrolled
  • Committee Substitute 2
  • Committee Substitute 1
    • A 633058 , Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, Garcia Date Filed: 04/14/23, Line#: 18 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 04/18/2023 11:51 AM
    • AA 415676 , Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, Harrell, Garcia Date Filed: 04/14/23, Line#: 4 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 04/18/2023 11:51 AM
  • Original Filed Version
    • D 760172 , Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, Garcia Date Filed: 03/31/23, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 04/06/2023 02:02 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Fiscal Policy 4/26/2023 9:33:29 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Fiscal Policy 4/24/2023 9:50:30 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services 4/20/2023 4:38:11 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services 4/17/2023 8:58:13 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 4/6/2023 2:01:58 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 4/3/2023 11:00:35 AM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: Senate Date: 04/27/2023 10:23 AM   Yeas: 39 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 2] Barcode:
Chamber: House Date: 05/02/2023 02:42 PM   Yeas: 116 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 390] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: Chapter No. 2023-248 Time: 06/16/2023 - 4:18 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Approved by Governor Time: 06/16/2023 - 3:33 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor Time: 06/12/2023 - 12:30 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 05/02/2023 - 3:04 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Ordered enrolled Time: 05/02/2023 - 3:03 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H CS passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0 Time: 05/02/2023 - 2:41 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 05/02/2023 - 2:41 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 05/01/2023 - 4:50 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading Time: 05/01/2023 - 2:27 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 05/01/2023 - 2:26 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 04/28/2023 - 10:15 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (5/1/2023) Time: 04/28/2023 - 8:26 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar Time: 04/28/2023 - 7:48 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: H In Messages Time: 04/27/2023 - 11:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 561 Time: 04/27/2023 - 10:23 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 561 Time: 04/27/2023 - 10:22 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 561 Time: 04/27/2023 - 10:18 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/27/23 Time: 04/26/2023 - 10:07 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 04/26/2023 - 10:00 AM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services read 1st time Time: 04/25/2023 - 9:57 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Version: c2
Event: S Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 20 NAYS 0 Time: 04/25/2023 - 9:06 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: c2
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/25/23, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 04/20/2023 - 6:17 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: c2
Event: S Now in Fiscal Policy Time: 04/20/2023 - 5:08 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: c2
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 04/20/2023 - 4:41 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Version: c1
Event: S CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 Time: 04/18/2023 - 10:53 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 04/18/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 04/13/2023 - 2:49 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Version: c1
Event: S CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time Time: 04/11/2023 - 8:19 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Time: 04/06/2023 - 2:48 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 04/06/2023 - 2:17 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: c1
Event: S CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 Time: 04/04/2023 - 12:49 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 04/04/23, 11:00 am, 37 Senate Building Time: 03/30/2023 - 4:01 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: __
Event: S Introduced Time: 03/07/2023 - 10:45 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy Time: 01/26/2023 - 9:27 AM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/18/2023 - 4:14 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
39.4085 CS/CS/CS/HB 875, CS/CS/HB 1101, CS/SB 1384
409.1454 SB 168, CS/SB 1634

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