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2021 SESSION
HB 1932 Child-placing agencies; conscience clause.
Introduced by: Mark H. Levine | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Child-placing agencies; conscience clause; repeal. Repeals provisions that allowed child-placing agencies to refuse to perform, assist with, counsel, recommend, consent to, refer, or participate in any child placements when the proposed placement would violate the agency's written religious or moral convictions or policies. The bill provides that any child-placing agency that operated pursuant to the provisions of the conscience clause prior to February 1, 2021, may continue to do so until January 1, 2022, but only with regard to placements made prior to February 1, 2022.
FULL TEXT
- 01/11/21 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101283D pdf | impact statement
- 02/02/21 House: Printed as engrossed 21101283D-E pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- House amendments adopted
HISTORY
- 01/11/21 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21101283D
- 01/11/21 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/15/21 House: Assigned HWI sub: Social Services
- 01/27/21 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (4-Y 2-N)
- 01/28/21 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendment(s) (13-Y 9-N)
- 02/01/21 House: Read first time
- 02/02/21 House: Read second time
- 02/02/21 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/02/21 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB1932E
- 02/02/21 House: Printed as engrossed 21101283D-E
- 02/03/21 House: Read third time and passed House (53-Y 43-N)
- 02/03/21 House: VOTE: Passage (53-Y 43-N)
- 02/04/21 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/04/21 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 02/05/21 Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N)