Arizona 57th Legislature - Second Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 3 R cosponsors

SB 1149 — DCS; periodic review hearings

Last action — House Second Reading

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 57th Legislature - Second Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

104 added · 114 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the revised version of SB 1149, specific wording around how courts determine a child's dependency status has been clarified and streamlined. The changes also include the introduction of a requirement for periodic review hearings by the Department of Child Services (DCS). These adjustments are important because they aim to provide clearer guidelines for courts, which can help ensure that decisions about children's safety and welfare are made more consistently and transparently. This could lead to better outcomes for children involved in dependency cases.

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Fifty-seventh Legislature Health and Human Services Second Regular Session S.B.
Senate Engrossed DCS;
1149 PROPOSED SENATE AMENDMENTS TO S.B.
periodic review hearings State of Arizona Senate Fifty-seventh Legislature Second Regular Session SENATE BILL 1149 AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 8-847, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES;
1149 (Reference to printed bill) Amendment instruction key:
RELATING TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN.
[GREEN UNDERLINING IN BRACKETS] indicates text added to statute or previously enacted session law.
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) - i - S.B.
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1149 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
[GREEN STRIKEOUT IN BRACKETS] indicates new text removed from statute or previously enacted session law.
[Green strikeout in brackets] indicates text removed from existing statute, previously enacted session law or new session law.
<<Green carets>> indicate a section added to the bill.
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The bill as proposed to be amended is reprinted as follows:
Senate Amendments to S.B.
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AT THE CONCLUSION OF A PERIODIC REVIEW HEARING, THE COURT SHALL EITHER DISMISS THE PETITION AND RETURN THE CHILD TO THE CHILD'S PARENT IF THE COURT [FIND] [FINDS] THE CHILD IS NO LONGER DEPENDENT OR MAKE A FINDING THAT THE CHILD CONTINUES TO BE DEPENDENT.
AT THE CONCLUSION OF A PERIODIC REVIEW HEARING, THE COURT SHALL EITHER DISMISS THE PETITION AND RETURN THE CHILD TO THE CHILD'S PARENT IF THE COURT FINDS THE CHILD IS NO LONGER DEPENDENT OR MAKE A FINDING THAT THE CHILD CONTINUES TO BE DEPENDENT.
IF THE CHILD IS NOT PLACED WITH A PARENT, DETERMINE WHETHER THE DEPARTMENT HAS IDENTIFIED AND ASSESSED WHETHER PLACEMENT OF THE CHILD WITH -2- Senate Amendments to S.B.
IF THE CHILD IS NOT PLACED WITH A PARENT, DETERMINE WHETHER THE DEPARTMENT HAS IDENTIFIED AND ASSESSED WHETHER PLACEMENT OF THE CHILD WITH A RELATIVE OR PERSON WHO HAS A SIGNIFICANT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CHILD IS POSSIBLE.
1149 A RELATIVE OR PERSON WHO HAS A SIGNIFICANT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CHILD IS POSSIBLE.
THE COURT SHALL MAKE SPECIFIC FINDINGS THAT THE COURT ADVISED THE PARENT OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE PARENT'S FAILURE TO ATTEND AND PARTICIPATE IN SUBSEQUENT HEARINGS.
THE COURT SHALL MAKE SPECIFIC - 2 - S.B.
1149 FINDINGS THAT THE COURT ADVISED THE PARENT OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE PARENT'S FAILURE TO ATTEND AND PARTICIPATE IN SUBSEQUENT HEARINGS.
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Action History

  1. House Second Reading

  2. House First Reading.

  3. Transmit to House

  4. PASSED

  5. DPA

  6. DPA

  7. Senate Second Reading

  8. Senate First Reading

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 90 not signed on · 9 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (90)

90 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

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Votes

Passed

Passed 17 Yea · 9 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 1903
Republican 16001
Total 17904
% of votes cast 57%30%0%13%
How each member voted (30)
Member Party Vote
Analise Ortiz Democrat Not Voting
Brian Fernandez Democrat Nay
Catherine Miranda Democrat Nay
Denise “Mitzi” Epstein Democrat Not Voting
Eva Diaz Democrat Not Voting
Flavio Bravo Democrat Nay
Kiana Sears Democrat Yea
Lauren Kuby Democrat Nay
Lela Alston Democrat Nay
Priya Sundareshan Democrat Nay
Rosanna Gabaldón Democrat Nay
Sally Ann Gonzales Democrat Nay
Theresa Hatathlie Democrat Nay
Carine Werner Republican Yea
David C. Farnsworth Republican Yea
David Gowan Republican Yea
Frank Carroll Republican Yea
Hildy Angius Republican Yea
J.D. Mesnard Republican Yea
Jake Hoffman Republican Yea
Janae Shamp Republican Not Voting
John Kavanagh Republican Yea
Kevin Payne Republican Yea
Mark Finchem Republican Yea
Shawnna Bolick Republican Yea
Thomas "T.J." Shope Republican Yea
Timothy "Tim" Dunn Republican Yea
Venden "Vince" Leach Republican Yea
Warren Petersen Republican Yea
Wendy Rogers Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 1149?
SB 1149 is sponsored by Wendy Rogers (Republican), Hildy Angius (Republican), and Mark Finchem (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 1149?
This bill died with 57th Legislature - Second Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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