BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

SB 5860: Kinship care

Concerning kinship care.

Summary

Requires unlicensed kinship caregivers caring for children, placed with them by the Department of Children, Youth, and Families, to be paid the same rate as licensed foster parents.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5860), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to kinship care;

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.

SB 5860 (2025–26) School board compensation · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5860 (2023–24) Spring blade knives · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5860 (2021–22) Water policy & aquifer level · Enacted · Chapter 60, Laws of 2022
SB 5860 (2017–18) Electrical trainee certific. · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5860 (2015–16) Homeowners' associations · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5860 (2013–14) Attorney general · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5860 (2011–12) State employee compensation · Enacted · Chapter 39, Laws of 2011, 1st Special Session
SB 5860 (2009–10) Wireless device contracts · Did not pass · died in committee