WA People
BILL · 1991–92 SESSION · LATEST VERSION ESHB 1940

HB 1940: Foster care citizen review

Establishing foster care citizen review boards.

Summary

  • The juvenile court is authorized to appoint the Local Indian Child Welfare Advisory Committee to serve as the citizen review board in cases involving Indian children. The Indian Child Welfare Advisory Committee will follow prescribed guidelines when it is involved in the review of Indian children in foster care.

From the Substitute Senate Bill Report (SHB 1940), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedFeb 15, 1991
  2. Out of committee
  3. Passed HouseMar 20, 1991
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Pat Scott (D-38)
Introduced
February 15, 1991 in the House
Last action
January 13, 1992
Companion bill
SB 5127
Budget
Makes appropriations · Has a fiscal note
Versions
EHB 1940, ESHB 1940

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Pat Scott (D-38)

7 co-sponsors (5 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Grace Cole D-1June Leonard D-11Shirley Winsley R-28Rose Bowman R-20Margaret Rayburn D-15John O'Brien D-37Marilyn Rasmussen D-2

Votes

House · Final Passage

March 20, 1991
Version voted on: ESHB 1940
98 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat58000
Republican40000
How each member voted

Yea (98)

Permalink to this vote

History

The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.

HB 1940 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

Report wrong or missing information on this page