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HB 157 — Juvenile court, termination of parental rights, factors for juvenile courts to consider including relationship with foster parents, permanency plans for children, notice of adoption, Secs. 12-15-319, 26-10A-17 am'd.
Last action — Delivered to Governor at 2:11 p.m. on March 10, 2020.
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 10, 2020. Enacted.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Juveniles, grounds for termination of parental rights, factors for juvenile courts to consider, permanency plans for children
Bill Text
Action History
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Assigned Act No. 2020-34.
Sponsors
- Paul W. Lee · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 139 not signed on · 1 voted No
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (139)
139 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 139 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Unaffiliated | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 26 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 74% | 3% | 0% | 23% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Butler | — | Yea |
| Holley | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| Marsh | — | Yea |
| Scofield | — | Yea |
| Whatley | — | Yea |
| Ward | — | Nay |
| Burkette | — | Not Voting |
| Dunn | — | Not Voting |
| McClendon | — | Not Voting |
| Sanders-Fortier | — | Not Voting |
| Greg J. Reed | — | Yea |
| Bobby D. Singleton | D | Yea |
| Linda Coleman-Madison | D | Yea |
| Rodger M. Smitherman | D | Yea |
| Vivian Davis Figures | D | Yea |
| William M. Beasley | D | Not Voting |
| Arthur Orr | R | Yea |
| Chris Elliott | R | Yea |
| Clyde Chambliss | R | Yea |
| Dan Roberts | R | Yea |
| David Sessions | R | Yea |
| Donnie Chesteen | R | Yea |
| Garlan Gudger | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Yea |
| Greg Albritton | R | Yea |
| J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Larry Stutts | R | Yea |
| Randy Price | R | Not Voting |
| Sam Givhan | R | Yea |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Yea |
| Steve Livingston | R | Yea |
| Tim Melson | R | Not Voting |
| Will Barfoot | R | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 20 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| R | 31 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| D | 12 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Total | 63 | 5 | 0 | 37 |
| % of votes cast | 60% | 5% | 0% | 35% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander | — | Yea |
| Drake | — | Yea |
| Farley | — | Yea |
| Faust | — | Yea |
| Gaston | — | Yea |
| Grimsley | — | Yea |
| Holmes | — | Yea |
| Howard | — | Yea |
| Isbell | — | Yea |
| Johnson | — | Yea |
| McCutcheon | — | Yea |
| McMillan | — | Yea |
| Meadows | — | Yea |
| Moore (P) | — | Yea |
| Nordgren | — | Yea |
| Rich | — | Yea |
| Shiver | — | Yea |
| South | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Hanes | — | Nay |
| Jones (M) | — | Nay |
| Wheeler | — | Nay |
| Wingo | — | Nay |
| Jones (S) | — | Not Voting |
| Moore (M) | — | Not Voting |
| Ball | — | Not Voting |
| Dismukes | — | Not Voting |
| Fridy | — | Not Voting |
| Greer | — | Not Voting |
| Poole | — | Not Voting |
| Rowe | — | Not Voting |
| Sanderford | — | Not Voting |
| Scott | — | Not Voting |
| Sorrell | — | Not Voting |
| Corey Harbison | — | Not Voting |
| John W. Rogers | — | Not Voting |
| Randall Shedd | — | Yea |
| Adline Clarke | D | Not Voting |
| Anthony Daniels | D | Not Voting |
| Artis 'A.J.' McCampbell | D | Yea |
| Barbara Boyd | D | Yea |
| Barbara Drummond | D | Not Voting |
| Berry Forte | D | Yea |
| Chris England | D | Not Voting |
| Jeremy Gray | D | Yea |
| Juandalynn Givan | D | Yea |
| Kelvin Lawrence | D | Not Voting |
| Kirk Hatcher | D | Yea |
| Laura Hall | D | Not Voting |
| Merika Coleman | D | Yea |
| Napoleon Bracy | D | Not Voting |
| Neil Rafferty | D | Yea |
| Patrice McClammy | D | Yea |
| Pebblin W. Warren | D | Yea |
| Prince Chestnut | D | Not Voting |
| Rolanda Hollis | D | Yea |
| TaShina Morris | D | Yea |
| Thomas Jackson | D | Nay |
| Alan Baker | R | Yea |
| Allen Treadaway | R | Yea |
| Andy Whitt | R | Yea |
| April Weaver | R | Yea |
| Arnold Mooney | R | Yea |
| Bob Fincher | R | Not Voting |
| Brett Easterbrook | R | Not Voting |
| Chad Robertson | R | Yea |
| Chip Brown | R | Yea |
| Chip Brown | R | Yea |
| Chris Blackshear | R | Yea |
| Chris Pringle | R | Not Voting |
| Chris Sells | R | Yea |
| Corley Ellis | R | Not Voting |
| Craig Lipscomb | R | Yea |
| Danny Crawford | R | Yea |
| Danny Garrett | R | Not Voting |
| David Faulkner | R | Not Voting |
| David Standridge | R | Yea |
| Ed Oliver | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Not Voting |
| Ginny Shaver | R | Not Voting |
| Ivan Smith | R | Not Voting |
| Jamie Kiel | R | Not Voting |
| Jeff Sorrells | R | Not Voting |
| Jim Carns | R | Yea |
| Jim Hill | R | Not Voting |
| Joe Lovvorn | R | Not Voting |
| Margie Wilcox | R | Yea |
| Matt Simpson | R | Yea |
| Nathaniel Ledbetter | R | Yea |
| Paul W. Lee | R | Yea |
| Phillip Pettus | R | Yea |
| Randy Wood | R | Yea |
| Randy Wood | R | Yea |
| Reed Ingram | R | Yea |
| Rex Reynolds | R | Yea |
| Rhett Marques | R | Not Voting |
| Ritchie Whorton | R | Yea |
| Scott Stadthagen | R | Yea |
| Shane Stringer | R | Yea |
| Steve Clouse | R | Yea |
| Steve Hurst | R | Yea |
| Terri Collins | R | Yea |
| Tim Wadsworth | R | Yea |
| Tracy Estes | R | Not Voting |
| Wes Kitchens | R | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 29 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| R | 46 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 94 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| % of votes cast | 90% | 1% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander | — | Yea |
| Ball | — | Yea |
| Drake | — | Yea |
| Farley | — | Yea |
| Gaston | — | Yea |
| Greer | — | Yea |
| Grimsley | — | Yea |
| Hanes | — | Yea |
| Holmes | — | Yea |
| Howard | — | Yea |
| Isbell | — | Yea |
| Johnson | — | Yea |
| Jones (S) | — | Yea |
| McCutcheon | — | Yea |
| McMillan | — | Yea |
| Meadows | — | Yea |
| Moore (P) | — | Yea |
| Nordgren | — | Yea |
| Poole | — | Yea |
| Rich | — | Yea |
| Sanderford | — | Yea |
| Shiver | — | Yea |
| Sorrell | — | Yea |
| South | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Wheeler | — | Yea |
| Wingo | — | Yea |
| Jones (M) | — | Nay |
| Moore (M) | — | Not Voting |
| Dismukes | — | Not Voting |
| Faust | — | Not Voting |
| Fridy | — | Not Voting |
| Rowe | — | Not Voting |
| Scott | — | Not Voting |
| Corey Harbison | — | Yea |
| John W. Rogers | — | Not Voting |
| Randall Shedd | — | Yea |
| Adline Clarke | D | Yea |
| Anthony Daniels | D | Yea |
| Artis 'A.J.' McCampbell | D | Yea |
| Barbara Boyd | D | Yea |
| Barbara Drummond | D | Yea |
| Berry Forte | D | Not Voting |
| Chris England | D | Yea |
| Jeremy Gray | D | Yea |
| Juandalynn Givan | D | Yea |
| Kelvin Lawrence | D | Yea |
| Kirk Hatcher | D | Yea |
| Laura Hall | D | Not Voting |
| Merika Coleman | D | Yea |
| Napoleon Bracy | D | Yea |
| Neil Rafferty | D | Yea |
| Patrice McClammy | D | Yea |
| Pebblin W. Warren | D | Yea |
| Prince Chestnut | D | Yea |
| Rolanda Hollis | D | Yea |
| TaShina Morris | D | Yea |
| Thomas Jackson | D | Yea |
| Alan Baker | R | Yea |
| Allen Treadaway | R | Yea |
| Andy Whitt | R | Yea |
| April Weaver | R | Yea |
| Arnold Mooney | R | Yea |
| Bob Fincher | R | Yea |
| Brett Easterbrook | R | Yea |
| Chad Robertson | R | Yea |
| Chip Brown | R | Yea |
| Chip Brown | R | Yea |
| Chris Blackshear | R | Yea |
| Chris Pringle | R | Yea |
| Chris Sells | R | Not Voting |
| Corley Ellis | R | Yea |
| Craig Lipscomb | R | Yea |
| Danny Crawford | R | Yea |
| Danny Garrett | R | Yea |
| David Faulkner | R | Yea |
| David Standridge | R | Yea |
| Ed Oliver | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Yea |
| Ginny Shaver | R | Yea |
| Ivan Smith | R | Yea |
| Jamie Kiel | R | Yea |
| Jeff Sorrells | R | Yea |
| Jim Carns | R | Yea |
| Jim Hill | R | Yea |
| Joe Lovvorn | R | Yea |
| Margie Wilcox | R | Yea |
| Matt Simpson | R | Yea |
| Nathaniel Ledbetter | R | Yea |
| Paul W. Lee | R | Yea |
| Phillip Pettus | R | Yea |
| Randy Wood | R | Yea |
| Randy Wood | R | Yea |
| Reed Ingram | R | Yea |
| Rex Reynolds | R | Yea |
| Rhett Marques | R | Yea |
| Ritchie Whorton | R | Yea |
| Scott Stadthagen | R | Yea |
| Shane Stringer | R | Yea |
| Steve Clouse | R | Yea |
| Steve Hurst | R | Yea |
| Terri Collins | R | Yea |
| Tim Wadsworth | R | Yea |
| Tracy Estes | R | Yea |
| Wes Kitchens | R | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 157 do?
- Juveniles, grounds for termination of parental rights, factors for juvenile courts to consider, permanency plans for children
- Who sponsors HB 157?
- HB 157 is sponsored by Paul W. Lee (R).
- What is the current status of HB 157?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 10, 2020. Enacted.
- Where can I track HB 157?
- Track HB 157 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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