2011 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 139

File Code: Family Law
Sponsored By:
Chair, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Departmental - Human Resources)
Entitled:
Child Abuse and Neglect - Waiver of Reunification Services

Synopsis:

Authorizing a local department of social services to ask the juvenile court in a child in need of assistance proceeding to waive specified reunification efforts if the local department concludes that a parent or guardian has subjected a child to chronic abuse, chronic and life- threatening neglect, sexual abuse, or torture; requiring a juvenile court in ruling on a petition for guardianship of a child to consider whether the parent subjected a child to specified abuse or neglect; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
1/25
First Reading Judiciary
1/31
Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
2/21
Unfavorable Report by Judiciary Withdrawn
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Judiciary Committee, Chair
Departmental
Human Resources, Department of

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Administrative Agencies -see also- Electronic Government
Child Abuse and Neglect
Courts -see also- Circuit; Appeals; District; Orphans'; etc.
Family Law -see also- Adoption; Annulment; Divorce; etc
Guardians
Minors -see also- Age of Majority; Youth
Petitions
Social Services -see also- Welfare

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Courts and Judicial Proceedings
( 3-812 )
Family Law
( 5-323 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal and Policy Note: Available
Amendments: None offered
Committee Votes :
House
Judiciary