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BILL · 2011–12 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 2657

HB 2657: Adoption support expnditures

Revising provisions affecting adoption support expenditures.

Summary

  • Sets the maximum adoption support payment at 80 percent of what the foster care maintenance payment would have been had the child remained in a family foster home.
  • Requires the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) to establish a central unit of adoption support negotiators to help ensure consistent negotiations of adoption support agreements.
  • Requires the DSHS to request, in writing, that adoptive families with existing adoption support contracts renegotiate their contracts to a lower payment if it is fiscally feasible for the families to do so.
  • Requires the DSHS Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery to convene a workgroup as part of the children's mental health redesign to better address the mental health needs of adoptive families.
  • Requires the DSHS to report to the Legislature regarding the workgroup by December 15, 2012.

From the Substitute House Bill Report (SHB 2657), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Enacted (partial veto) Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 147, Laws of 2012
  1. IntroducedJan 20, 2012
  2. Out of committeeFeb 6, 2012
  3. Passed HouseFeb 9, 2012
  4. Passed SenateFeb 29, 2012
  5. Partly vetoedMar 29, 2012
  6. LawMar 29, 2012
Prime sponsor
Mary Helen Roberts (D-21)
Introduced
January 20, 2012 in the House
Last action
March 29, 2012
Session law
Chapter 147, Laws of 2012
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 2657, SHB 2657

AN ACT Relating to adoption support expenditures;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Mary Helen Roberts (D-21)

3 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Ruth Kagi D-32Marcie Maxwell D-41Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney D-46

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed February 9, 2012
Version voted on: SHB 2657
97 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat56000
Republican41001
How each member voted

Yea (97)

Excused (1)

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Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed February 29, 2012
Version voted on: SHB 2657
49 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat27000
Republican22000
How each member voted

Yea (49)

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History

  1. Effective date 6/7/2012. (SHB 2657)
  2. Chapter 147, 2012 Laws PV. (SHB 2657)
  3. Governor partially vetoed. (SHB 2657)
  4. Delivered to Governor. (SHB 2657)
  5. President signed. (SHB 2657)
  6. Speaker signed. (SHB 2657)
  7. Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. (SHB 2657)
  8. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (SHB 2657)
  9. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SHB 2657)
  10. HSC - Majority; do pass. (SHB 2657)
  11. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 2657)
  12. First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. (SHB 2657)
  13. Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. (SHB 2657)
  14. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (SHB 2657)
  15. 1st substitute bill substituted. (SHB 2657)
  16. 1st substitute bill substituted.
  17. Placed on second reading suspension calendar by Rules Committee. (SHB 2657)
  18. Placed on second reading suspension calendar by Rules Committee.
  19. Referred to Rules 2 Review. (SHB 2657)
  20. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  21. APPH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 2657)
  22. APPH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  23. APPH - Executive action taken by committee.
  24. First reading, referred to Health & Human Services Appropriations & Oversight.

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