Indiana Senate Bill 312 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on February 4 2020 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-13 - First reading: referred to Committee on Family, Children and Human Affairs
Pending: House Family, Children and Human Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]

Parents with a disability. Specifies that it is the policy of the state to recognize the importance of family and children, including the parenting rights of a parent, regardless of whether the parent has a disability. Provides that the right of a person with a disability to parent the person's child may not be denied or restricted solely because the person has a disability. Establishes procedures to be used in proceedings concerning: (1) custody; (2) parenting time; (3) adoption; (4) foster care; and (5) guardianship; when a parent, prospective parent, prospective foster parent, or prospective guardian is a person with a disability. Requires the department of child services to implement disability awareness training. Provides for the expungement of information relating to the unlawful removal of a child from the home of a person with a disability. Makes conforming amendments.

Parents with a disability.

Sen. David Niezgodski [D]	Sen. Jon Ford [R]	Sen. Mark Stoops [D]	Sen. Stacey Donato [R]
Sen. Erin Houchin [R]	Sen. Lonnie Randolph [D]	Sen. Eric Koch [R]	Rep. Cindy Ziemke [R]
Rep. Edward Clere [R]	Rep. Gregory Porter [D]	Rep. Melanie Wright [D]

2020-02-03 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2020-01-27 - Senate - Senate - Committee Vote (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-13	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Family, Children and Human Affairs
2020-02-04	Senate	Referred to the House
2020-02-03	Senate	Senator Koch added as coauthor
2020-02-03	Senate	Cosponsors: Representatives Clere, Porter, Wright
2020-02-03	Senate	House sponsor: Representative Ziemke
2020-02-03	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 124: yeas 47, nays 0
2020-01-30	Senate	Senator Randolph added as coauthor
2020-01-30	Senate	Senator Ford Jon added as second author
2020-01-30	Senate	Senator Ford Jon removed as coauthor
2020-01-30	Senate	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2020-01-28	Senate	Senators Donato and Houchin added as coauthors
2020-01-28	Senate	Committee report: do pass, adopted
2020-01-27	Senate	Senator Ford Jon added as coauthor
2020-01-16	Senate	Senator Stoops added as coauthor
2020-01-13	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Family and Children Services
2020-01-13	Senate	Authored by Senator Niezgodski

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2020/bills/senate/312/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/e/3/5/b/e35b4c0a/SB0312.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/5/3/e/6/53e62ce9/SB0312.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/2/a/d/d/2add3c82/SB0312.02.COMS.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/1/5/5/8/1558456d/SB0312.01.INTR.01.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/1/7/1/b/171bd897/SB0312.124_S.pdf