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2008 Regular Session

House Bill 5908

AN ACT CONCERNING PROCEEDINGS AND OPERATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on May 6, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To create a rebuttable presumption in favor of grandparents and other blood relatives in any proceeding prior to a termination of parental rights proceeding involving the care and custody of a child or youth, to protect the privacy of children under the department's care, to require notice to a municipality prior to a change in use of a facility previously operated by the department and to require contracts for the operation of residential facilities to contain certain provisions.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

2 co-sponsors

Sandy H. Nafis, Linda A. Orange

In the Senate

    1 co-sponsor

    Paul R. Doyle

    Its course

    March 6 to May 6, 2008, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action24 actions on 12 days

    In the House of RepresentativesMar 6 to May 560 days

    Human Services CommitteeMar 6 to Mar 1812 days

    Judiciary CommitteeApr 9 to Apr 112 days

    In the SenateMay 5 to May 6 · stopped1 day

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted May 1

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted May 5

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted May 5

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentWithdrawn

      Withdrawn May 5

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

    l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Mar 6 – May 5

    1. Mar 6Introduced and sent to Human Services Committee
    2. Mar 7Heard in Human Services Committee
    3. Mar 18Human Services Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. Apr 9Sent to Judiciary Committee
    5. Apr 11Judiciary Committee recommended it
    6. May 1The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    7. May 5The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment B
    8. The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment C
    9. House of Representatives Amendment D was withdrawn
    10. Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendments A, B and C

    In the Senate May 5

    1. May 5Sent to the Senate
    All 24 actions, as published
    1. Mar 6REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Mar 7PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 18Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Mar 18FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 28REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Apr 3RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 4FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Apr 4HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Apr 4FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Apr 9REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
    11. Apr 11Joint FavorableBoth houses
    12. Apr 11FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    13. Apr 14RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    14. Apr 14NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    15. Apr 14TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    16. May 1HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    17. May 1BILL PASSED TEMPORARILYHouse of Representatives
    18. May 5HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    19. May 5HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    20. May 5AMENDMENT WITHDRAWN HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    21. May 5HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    22. May 5TRANSMITTED PURSUANT TO JOINT RULES.Both houses
    23. May 6FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    24. May 6SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate