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BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

HB 2067: Grandparents/child placement

Specifying that qualified grandparents are the priority placement option for children needing out-of-home care in dependency proceedings.

Summary

  • Requires a court that orders an out-of-home placement for a child under the juvenile court act to order the child placed with a qualified grandparent unless the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the placement would not be in the child's best interests.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 10, 2015
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Representative (R-26)
Introduced
February 10, 2015 in the House
Last action
March 10, 2016

AN ACT Relating to specifying that qualified grandparents are the priority placement option for children needing out-of-home care in dependency proceedings;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Representative (R-26)

9 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 9 Republicans)

Michelle Valdez R-26Chad Magendanz R-5Shelly Short R-7Mark Harmsworth R-44Bob McCaslin R-4Norma Smith R-10Elizabeth Scott R-39Hans Zeiger R-25Susan Fagan R-9

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  6. First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2067 in other sessions

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