BILL · 2019–20 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 6422

SB 6422: Family connections program

Establishing the family connections program.

Summary

  • Creates the Family Connections Program to strengthen families and prevent future child trauma by facilitating communication, where appropriate, between foster families and birth families when a child is dependent and in out-of-home placement.
  • Defines experienced caregiver and parent ally.

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Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedJan 16, 2020
  2. Out of committeeFeb 11, 2020
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Jeannie Darneille (D-27)
Introduced
January 16, 2020 in the Senate
Last action
February 24, 2020
Companion bill
HB 2525
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 6422, SSB 6422

AN ACT Relating to establishing the family connections program;

Sponsors

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. Senate Rules "X" file. (SSB 6422)
  2. Senate Rules "X" file.
  3. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 6422)
  4. Minority; without recommendation. (SSB 6422)
  5. WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation. (SSB 6422)
  6. WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation.
  7. Minority; without recommendation.
  8. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  9. Referred to Ways & Means. (SSB 6422)
  10. Referred to Ways & Means.
  11. HSRR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 6422)
  12. And refer to Ways & Means. (SSB 6422)
  13. And refer to Ways & Means.
  14. HSRR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  15. First reading, referred to Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation.

SB 6422 in other sessions

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