Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Human Services Committee on July 7, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.
2017 Regular Session
Senate Bill 932
Limits certain circumstances when child may be taken into protective custody to when there is reasonable cause to believe child is in imminent danger of serious bodily injury.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Limits certain circumstances when child may be taken into protective custody to when there is reasonable cause to believe child is in imminent danger of serious bodily injury. Requires court findings of need for removal based on prevention of imminent danger of serious bodily injury to child. Prohibits court from changing case plan for reunifying family and returning ward to parent at permanency hearing unless court determines by preponderance of competent evidence, or parties stipulate, that health and safety of ward requires change in case plan. Permits court order or judgment to be modified or set aside when prospective enforcement is no longer in interests of justice or in best interests of child. Permits order or judgement placing ward to be modified or set aside after granting of adoption petition when adoptive parents subsequently lose or relinquish parental rights. Expands circumstances under which certificate of irrevocability and waiver and release or surrender of child for adoption may be revoked.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
Its course
March 2 to July 7, 2017, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action3 actions on 3 days
In the SenateMar 2 to Jul 7 · stopped127 days
Waiting for a committeeMar 2 to Mar 31 day
Human ServicesMar 3 to Jul 7 · stopped126 days
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the Senate Mar 2 – Jul 7
- Mar 2Introduced
- Mar 3Sent to Human Services
- Jul 7Died when the session ended
All 3 actions, as published
- Mar 2Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
- Mar 3Referred to Human Services, then Judiciary.Senate
- Jul 7In committee upon adjournment.Senate