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2008 SESSION

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SB 315 Children's Ombudsman, Office of; created, report.

Introduced by: John S. Edwards | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Office of the Children's Ombudsman.  Creates the Office of the Children's Ombudsman to provide ombudsman services, including investigation of complaints, advocacy, and the provision of information for children, parents, and citizens involved with child-serving agencies.  The bill is identical to HB 1131.

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/08  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 088531874  pdf | impact statement
• 02/01/08  Senate: Committee substitute printed 082399228-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/11/08  Senate: Floor substitute printed 082415228-S2 (Edwards)  pdf | impact statement
• 02/12/08  Senate: Floor substitute printed 082415228-S3 (Edwards)  pdf
• 02/12/08  Senate: Floor substitute printed 082416228-S4 (Edwards)  pdf
• 02/12/08  Senate: Printed as engrossed 082399228-ES1  pdf | impact statement
• 03/08/08  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB315ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/14/08  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0698)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/08/08  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 088531874
• 01/08/08  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
• 01/30/08  Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/08  Senate: Rereferred to Rehabilitation and Social Services
• 02/01/08  Senate: Committee substitute printed 082399228-S1
• 02/01/08  Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (13-Y 1-N)
• 02/01/08  Senate: Rereferred to Finance
• 02/06/08  Senate: Reported from Finance with amendment (9-Y 7-N)
• 02/07/08  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/08  Senate: Read second time
• 02/08/08  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/11/08  Senate: Read second time
• 02/11/08  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/11/08  Senate: Committee substitute rejected 082399228-S1
• 02/11/08  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/11/08  Senate: Committee amendment rejected
• 02/11/08  Senate: Floor substitute printed 082415228-S2 (Edwards)
• 02/11/08  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/11/08  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/12/08  Senate: Read second time
• 02/12/08  Senate: Passed by temporarily
• 02/12/08  Senate: Floor substitute printed 082415228-S3 (Edwards)
• 02/12/08  Senate: Floor substitute printed 082416228-S4 (Edwards)
• 02/12/08  Senate: Substitute by Senator Edwards withdrawn 082415228-S2
• 02/12/08  Senate: Substitute by Senator Edwards withdrawn 082415228-S3
• 02/12/08  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/12/08  Senate: Substitute by Senator Edwards rejected 082416228-S4
• 02/12/08  Senate: Committee amendment reconsidered (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/08  Senate: Committee substitute reconsidered (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/08  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/12/08  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 082399228-S1
• 02/12/08  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/12/08  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/12/08  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB315ES1
• 02/12/08  Senate: Printed as engrossed 082399228-ES1
• 02/12/08  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/08  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 1-N)
• 02/12/08  Senate: Communicated to House
• 02/13/08  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/13/08  House: Read first time
• 02/13/08  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 02/15/08  House: Assigned GL sub: Professional/Occupational/Adminstrative Process
• 02/28/08  House: Reported from General Laws (22-Y 0-N)
• 03/03/08  House: Read second time
• 03/04/08  House: Read third time
• 03/04/08  House: Passed by for the day
• 03/05/08  House: Read third time
• 03/05/08  House: Passed House (96-Y 0-N)
• 03/05/08  House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N)
• 03/08/08  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/08/08  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB315ER)
• 03/08/08  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/11/08  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/27/08  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 698 (effective - see bill)
• 04/14/08  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0698)