In the Senate since February 11, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
Senate Bill 154
AN ACT REQUIRING CERTAIN AGENCIES TO REPORT COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROGRAMS SERVING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To require the Department of Social Services and the Department of Developmental Services to submit reports describing current costs associated with programs serving children and families and anticipated costs associated with utilizing different eligibility criteria for participation in such programs.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
Its course
February 11 to April 14, 2026, 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 action15 actions on 9 days
In the SenateFrom Feb 11
Committee on ChildrenFeb 11 to Feb 2413 days
Appropriations CommitteeApr 8 to Apr 135 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
Feb 24
Apr 14
Who voted how
Yea Andre F. Baker Jr., Anthony L. Nolan, Bobby G. Gibson Jr., Catherine A. Osten, Christopher Rosario, Corey P. Paris, Cristin McCarthy Vahey, Daniel Gaiewski, David DeFronzo, Derek Slap, Douglas McCrory, Eleni Kavros DeGraw, Emmanuel Sanchez, Eric C. Berthel, Gary A. Winfield, Geraldo C. Reyes Jr., Gregory Haddad, Heather S. Somers, Hubert D. Delany, James Sanchez, Jane M. Garibay, Jeff Gordon, Jennifer Leeper, Joan V. Hartley, Juan R. Candelaria, Julie Kushner, Kai J. Belton, Lucy Dathan, Mae Flexer, Marcus Brown, Martha Marx, Maryam Khan, Matthew L. Lesser, Patricia A. Dillon, Rebecca Martinez, Saud Anwar, Stephen G. Harding Jr., Susan M. Johnson, Tammy R. Exum, Toni E. Walker, Travis Simms
Nay Cara Christine Pavalock-D'Amato, Joe Hoxha, Kathy Kennedy, Mark DeCaprio, Martin Foncello, Mitch Bolinsky, Tammy Nuccio, Tim Ackert, Tina Courpas
Not voting Antonio Felipe, Jillian Gilchrest, Minnie Gonzalez
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 11 – Apr 13
- Feb 11Introduced and sent to Committee on Children
- Feb 13Heard in Committee on Children
- Feb 24Committee on Children recommended it
- Apr 8Sent to Appropriations Committee
- Apr 13Appropriations Committee recommended it
All 15 actions, as published
- Feb 11REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Feb 13PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Feb 24Joint FavorableBoth houses
- Feb 25FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Mar 4REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Mar 10RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Mar 10FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
- Mar 10SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
- Mar 10FILE NO.Both houses
- Apr 8IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL TO COMM. ONSenate
- Apr 13Joint FavorableBoth houses
- Apr 14FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Apr 14RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 14NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
- Apr 14FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate