Indiana 2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted 6 R cosponsors

SB 169 — Child caring institutions and group homes.

Last action — Signed by the Governor

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 08, 2024. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 62% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 6 sponsors

    3 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (6 R).

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Summary

Requires specified types of residential child care facilities to: (1) implement specified personnel policies, including with regard to: (A) minimum qualifications for specified employee classifications; and (B) maintenance of personnel records; (2) comply with specified restrictions on caseloads; (3) obtain specified health records, immunizations, and examinations for each child under the facility's care; and (4) follow specified processes in providing medical care for children in the facility's care, including with regard to administering psychotropic medications. Provides that certain individuals at least 18 years of age but less than 21 years of age are included in the definitions for "child", "child abuse or neglect", and "victim of child abuse or neglect". Makes conforming and technical changes.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Signed by the Governor

  2. Public Law 109

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. Signed by the Speaker

  5. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  6. Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 294: yeas 47, nays 0

  7. Motion to concur filed

  8. Returned to the Senate with amendments

  9. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 261: yeas 97, nays 0

  10. Amendment #4 (Judy) prevailed; voice vote

  11. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  12. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  13. First reading: referred to Committee on Family, Children and Human Affairs

  14. Referred to the House

  15. House sponsor: Representative Judy

  16. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 107: yeas 48, nays 0

  17. Cosponsors: Representatives DeVon, Lauer, Heine

  18. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  19. Amendment #2 (Johnson T) prevailed; voice vote

  20. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  21. Senator Johnson T added as second author

  22. First reading: referred to Committee on Family and Children Services

  23. Authored by Senator Walker G

Sponsors

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3 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 144 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (144)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 169 do?
Requires specified types of residential child care facilities to: (1) implement specified personnel policies, including with regard to: (A) minimum qualifications for specified employee classifications; and (B) maintenance of personnel records; (2) comply with specified restrictions on caseloads; (3) obtain specified health records, immunizations, and examinations for each child under the facility's care; and (4) follow specified processes in providing medical care for children in the facility's care, including with regard to administering psychotropic medications. Provides that certain individuals at least 18 years of age but less than 21 years of age are included in the definitions for "child", "child abuse or neglect", and "victim of child abuse or neglect". Makes conforming and technical changes.
Who sponsors SB 169?
SB 169 is sponsored by Dave Heine (Republican), Ryan Lauer (Republican), Dale DeVon (Republican), Chris Judy (Republican), Tyler Johnson (Republican), and Greg Walker (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 169?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 08, 2024. Enacted.
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