KY HB158 | 2019 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 7-4)
Status: Passed on March 19 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-03-19 - signed by Governor (KY Acts ch. 033)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Summary

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 199 to require national and state background checks of staff members of child-caring facilities and child-placing agencies in Kentucky as newly required by federal law; amend KRS 199.011 to update the definition of "voluntary and informed consent" as it relates to adoption; amend KRS 199.505 to establish a beginning timeframe related to searches of the Kentucky putative father registry that corresponds to the date on which the statute became effective following its enactment in 2018; create a new section of KRS Chapter 620 to establish a foster child bill of rights; amend KRS 620.020 to establish definitions for "position of authority" and "position of special trust"; amend KRS 620.030, relating to reports of abuse or neglect of a child that may or may not involve fictive kin, persons in a position of authority, or persons in a position of special trust; amend KRS 620.040, relating to reports of abuse or neglect of a child that may or may not involve fictive kin, persons in a position of authority, or persons in a position of special trust; amend KRS 620.180 to require case reviews for court approval 60 days after a child has been placed in a qualified residential facility to ensure the Commonwealth is in compliance with federal law.

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Title

AN ACT relating to child welfare and declaring an emergency.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2019-03-06 - House - House: Third Reading RCS# 249 (Y: 94 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2019-03-06 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading W/scs 1, sfa 1, sfa 2 RSN# 923 (Y: 36 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2019-02-20 - House - House: Third Reading RCS# 73 (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2019-03-19Housesigned by Governor (KY Acts ch. 033)
2019-03-07Housedelivered to Governor
2019-03-07Houseenrolled, signed by President of the Senate
2019-03-07Houseenrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
2019-03-06Housepassed 94-1
2019-03-06HouseHouse concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendments (1) and (2)
2019-03-06Houseposted for concurrence
2019-03-06Houseto Rules (H)
2019-03-06Housereceived in House
2019-03-06Senate3rd reading, passed 36-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendments (1) and (2)
2019-03-06Senateposted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 6, 2019
2019-03-01Senatefloor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute
2019-02-28Senatefloor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
2019-02-28Senate2nd reading, to Rules
2019-02-27Senatereported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
2019-02-25Senateto Health & Welfare (S)
2019-02-21Senatereceived in Senate
2019-02-20House3rd reading, passed 99-0 with Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title)
2019-02-20Housetaken from the Consent Orders of the Day, placed in the Regular Orders of the Day
2019-02-15Houseposted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, February 19, 2019
2019-02-15House2nd reading, to Rules
2019-02-14Housereported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) and committee amendment (1-title)
2019-02-12Houseposted in committee
2019-02-05Houseto Health and Family Services (H)
2019-01-11Houseintroduced in House

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Bill Comments

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