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2025 Regular Session

Senate Bill 1311

AN ACT CONCERNING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.

Became law as Public Act 25-116, signed July 1, 2025, 138 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To (1) require criminal history searches and records checks for relative and fictive kin caregivers upon emergency placement of children with such caregivers by the Department of Children and Families, (2) permit certain youths previously committed to the care and custody of the Commissioner of Children and Families to reenter care, (3) require disclosure of Department of Children and Families records to the Department of Developmental Services and the Office of Policy and Management for certain purposes, (4) expand the definition of "child care facility" for purposes of licensure by the Department of Children and Families to include certain congregate care settings for individuals who require special education, until the end of the school year in which such individuals turn twenty-two years of age, (5) require the Department of Children and Families to develop a Foster Parent Bill of Rights and incorporate such bill of rights into department policy, and (6) revise the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children.

Sponsors

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

In the Senate

In the House of Representatives

    5 co-sponsors

    Josh Elliott, Kenneth Gucker, William Pizzuto, Henry J. Genga, Nicholas Menapace

    Its course

    February 13 to July 1, 2025, 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 action21 actions on 11 days

    In the SenateFeb 13 to May 2298 days

    Committee on ChildrenFeb 13 to Feb 2512 days

    In the House of RepresentativesMay 22 to Jun 312 days

    Waiting to be sentJun 3 to Jun 2522 days

    With the GovernorJun 25 to Jul 16 days

    Votes

    Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted May 22 · Adopted Jun 3

    • Senate floor amendmentRejected

      Rejected May 22

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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    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 13 – May 22

    1. Feb 13Introduced and sent to Committee on Children
    2. Feb 14Heard in Committee on Children
    3. Feb 25Committee on Children recommended it
    4. May 22The Senate adopted Senate Amendment A
    5. The Senate rejected Senate Amendment B
    6. Passed the Senate with Senate Amendment A

    In the House of Representatives May 23 – Jun 3

    1. May 23Arrived in the House of Representatives
    2. Jun 3The House of Representatives adopted Senate Amendment A
    3. Passed the House of Representatives with Senate Amendment A

    To the Governor Jun 16 – Jul 1

    1. Jun 16Numbered Public Act 25-116
    2. Jun 25Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Sent to the Governor
    4. Jul 1Signed by the Governor
    All 21 actions, as published
    1. Feb 13REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 14PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Feb 25Joint FavorableBoth houses
    4. Feb 25FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 7REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Mar 13RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Mar 13FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    8. Mar 13SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    9. Mar 13FILE NO.Both houses
    10. May 22SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    11. May 22SEN. REJ. SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    12. May 22SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    13. May 23FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    14. May 23HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    15. Jun 3HOUSE ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    16. Jun 3HOUSE PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    17. Jun 3IN CONCURRENCEHouse of Representatives
    18. Jun 16PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    19. Jun 25TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    20. Jun 25TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
    21. Jul 1SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor