l9n/ Connecticut

2024 Regular Session

Senate Bill 127

AN ACT CONCERNING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES RELATING TO BACKGROUND CHECKS, CERTAIN SUBSIDIES, URGENT CRISIS CENTERS, DEPARTMENTAL RECORDS AND SPECIAL POLICE OFFICERS.

Became law as Public Act 24-79, signed May 30, 2024, 105 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To (1) exempt certain applicants for foster care licensure and individuals eighteen years of age or older living in such applicants' homes from submitting to criminal history records checks requirements under certain circumstances, (2) increase the age upon which an individual living in the home of an applicant for foster care licensure must submit to criminal history records checks and child abuse registry checks from sixteen to eighteen, (3) permit the transfer of adoptive parent subsidies to a successor guardian, (4) authorize the Department of Public Health to access certain records of the Department of Children and Families, (5) require the disclosure of certain educational records to the Department of Children and Families, (6) require the appointment of special police officers for the Department of Children and Families, and (7) make minor and technical changes.

Sponsors

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

In the Senate

1 co-sponsor

Henri Martin

In the House of Representatives

    3 co-sponsors

    William Pizzuto, Matt Blumenthal, Martin Foncello

    Its course

    February 15 to May 30, 2024, 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 action18 actions on 12 days

    In the SenateFeb 15 to Apr 1055 days

    Committee on ChildrenFeb 15 to Feb 2914 days

    In the House of RepresentativesApr 10 to May 828 days

    Waiting to be sentMay 8 to May 2315 days

    With the GovernorMay 23 to May 307 days

    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 Senate Feb 15 – Apr 10

    1. Feb 15Introduced and sent to Committee on Children
    2. Feb 16Heard in Committee on Children
    3. Feb 29Committee on Children recommended it
    4. Apr 10Passed the Senate

    In the House of Representatives Apr 11 – May 8

    1. Apr 11Arrived in the House of Representatives
    2. May 8Passed the House of Representatives

    To the Governor May 17 – May 30

    1. May 17Numbered Public Act 24-79
    2. May 23Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Sent to the Governor
    4. May 30Signed by the Governor
    All 18 actions, as published
    1. Feb 15REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 16PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Feb 29Joint FavorableBoth houses
    4. Mar 4FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 5REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Mar 12RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Mar 12FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    8. Mar 12SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    9. Mar 12FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Apr 10SENATE PASSEDSenate
    11. Apr 11FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    12. Apr 11HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    13. May 8HOUSE PASSEDHouse of Representatives
    14. May 8IN CONCURRENCEHouse of Representatives
    15. May 17PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    16. May 23TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    17. May 23TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
    18. May 30SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor