BILL · 2001–02 SESSION

HB 2459: Children's programs/services

Changing children's programs and services as a result of budget reductions.

Summary

$ Makes changes necessary to implement service reductions in the Governor's 2002 Supplemental budget for the Department of Social and Health Services - Children's Administration, Juvenile Rehabilitation Administration, and the Division of Developmental Disabilities budgets.
$ Eliminates the Family Policy Council, Community Public Health and Safety Networks, Secure Crisis Residential Centers, Crisis Residential Center assessments, and the Alternative Response System.
$ Makes truancy petitions under the Becca Bill and Family Reconciliation Services permissive rather than mandatory.
$ Requires parents of developmentally disabled children in foster care and voluntary placements to participate in the child's cost of care.

From the House Bill Analysis (HB 2459), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to changes in children's programs and services as a result of budget reductions;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

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

HB 2459 (2025–26) Schools outside UGAs · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2459 (2023–24) Alt. measure disclosures · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 2459 (2019–20) Sex offender disclosure · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2459 (2017–18) Gender/political parties · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 2459 (2015–16) GMA/economic deterioration · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2459 (2013–14) Hunter safety · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 2459 (2011–12) Commer. vehicle lic. plates · Enacted · Chapter 70, Laws of 2012
HB 2459 (2009–10) Hazardous waste fees · Did not pass · died in committee