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2008 SESSION
HB 1530 Foster children; placement of siblings together.
Introduced by: Samuel A. Nixon, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Relating to placement of siblings; visitation. Requires that all reasonable steps must be taken to place siblings together in the same foster home and requires that, where siblings are placed in separate foster homes, a plan shall be developed to encourage frequent and regular visitation or communication.
FULL TEXT
- 01/18/08 House: Presented and ordered printed 088556656 pdf | impact statement
- 02/06/08 House: Printed as engrossed 088556656-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/27/08 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1530ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/11/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0397) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/18/08 House: Presented and ordered printed 088556656
- 01/18/08 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/24/08 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 02/01/08 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/08 House: Read first time
- 02/06/08 House: Read second time
- 02/06/08 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/06/08 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB1530E
- 02/06/08 House: Printed as engrossed 088556656-E
- 02/07/08 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/08 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/07/08 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/08/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/08/08 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 02/15/08 Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/08 Senate: Read third time
- 02/19/08 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/19/08 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/19/08 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/19/08 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/08 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/21/08 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/22/08 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/25/08 House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/08 House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/27/08 House: Enrolled
- 02/27/08 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1530ER)
- 02/27/08 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/28/08 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/05/08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 397 (effective 7/1/08)
- 03/11/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0397)