Foster care; placement of children, local board shall request a search of Putative Father Registry. (SB1423)

Introduced By

Sen. George Barker (D-Alexandria)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Placement of children entering foster care; Putative Father Registry. Requires local departments of social services to conduct a search of the Putative Father Registry for each child placed in the custody of the local board, to determine whether any man has registered as a putative father of the child and, if a man has registered, whether placement of the child with the putative father is in the best interests of the child. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

History

DateAction
01/23/2015Presented and ordered printed 15102660D
01/23/2015Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
01/30/2015Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/30/2015Committee substitute printed 15104557D-S1
02/02/2015Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/02/2015Impact statement from DPB (SB1423)
02/02/2015Impact statement from DPB (SB1423S1)
02/03/2015Read second time
02/03/2015Reading of substitute waived
02/03/2015Committee substitute agreed to 15104557D-S1
02/03/2015Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1423S1
02/04/2015Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
02/04/2015Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/04/2015Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/09/2015Placed on Calendar
02/09/2015Read first time
02/09/2015Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
02/10/2015Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #3
02/12/2015Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 0-N)
02/17/2015Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/18/2015Read second time
02/19/2015Read third time
02/19/2015Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N)
02/19/2015VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/24/2015Enrolled
02/24/2015Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1423ER)
02/24/2015Signed by Speaker
02/25/2015Impact statement from DPB (SB1423ER)
02/26/2015G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Monday, March 30, 2015
02/26/2015Signed by President
02/26/2015Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on 2/26/15
02/26/2015G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, March 29, 2015
03/23/2015G Approved by Governor-Chapter 531 (effective 7/1/15)
03/23/2015G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0531)