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HB 189 Child-placing agency; shall not be required to participate in placement of child for foster care.
Introduced by: C. Todd Gilbert | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Child-placing agency; conscience clause. Provides that, to the extent allowed by federal law, no private child-placing agency shall be required to perform, assist, counsel, recommend, consent to, refer, or participate in any placement of a child for foster care or adoption when the proposed placement would violate the agency's written religious or moral convictions or policies. In addition, the bill provides that (i) the Commissioner of Social Services shall not deny an application for an initial license or renewal of a license, nor revoke a license, of any private child-placing agency and (ii) no state or local government entity shall deny a private child-placing agency any grant, contract, or participation in a government program because of the agency's objection to performing, assisting, counseling, recommending, consenting to, referring, or participating in a placement that violates the agency's written religious or moral convictions or policies. The bill provides that the refusal of a private child-placing agency to perform, assist, counsel, recommend, consent to, refer, or participate in a placement that violates its written moral or religious convictions or policies shall not form the basis of any claim for damages. This bill is identical to SB 349.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/12 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12101768D pdf | impact statement
- 01/31/12 House: Committee substitute printed 12104360D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/24/12 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB189ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/09/12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0690) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/09/12 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12101768D
- 01/09/12 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/16/12 House: Assigned HWI sub: #3
- 01/26/12 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (4-Y 1-N)
- 01/31/12 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (16-Y 5-N)
- 01/31/12 House: Committee substitute printed 12104360D-H1
- 02/01/12 House: Read first time
- 02/02/12 House: Read second time
- 02/02/12 House: Committee substitute agreed to 12104360D-H1
- 02/02/12 House: Amendments by Delegate Englin rejected
- 02/02/12 House: Amendments by Delegate Englin rejected
- 02/02/12 House: Amendment by Delegate Englin rejected
- 02/02/12 House: Amendments by Delegate Englin rejected
- 02/02/12 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB189H1
- 02/03/12 House: Read third time and passed House (71-Y 28-N)
- 02/03/12 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (71-Y 28-N)
- 02/06/12 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/06/12 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 02/17/12 Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (8-Y 7-N)
- 02/20/12 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/12 Senate: Read third time
- 02/21/12 Senate: Passed Senate (22-Y 18-N)
- 02/24/12 House: Enrolled
- 02/24/12 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB189ER)
- 02/24/12 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/27/12 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/09/12 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 690 (effective 7/1/12)
- 04/09/12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0690)