Indiana 2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 9 R · 3 D cosponsors

HB 1310 — Children in need of services.

Last action — Public Law 69

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 10, 2024. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 12 sponsors

    4 primary, 8 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (9 R · 3 D) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

Provides that if a child has been removed from the child's parent for at least 12 of the most recent 22 months at the time of a periodic case review, the child's permanency plan must include at least one intended permanent or long term arrangement for care and custody of the child other than reunification of the child with the child's parent, guardian, or custodian. Provides that concurrent planning must be implemented if the child has been removed from the child's parent for at least 12 of the most recent 22 months at the time of a permanency hearing. Provides that the department may not: (1) take adverse action against a foster parent's license; or (2) remove a child from the home of a foster parent, relative of the child, or de facto custodian; on the basis of the foster parent, relative, or de facto custodian filing a notice with the court that a petition is required to be filed, but has not been filed, to terminate the parent-child relationship with regard to the child.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Public Law 69

  2. Signed by the Governor

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  5. Signed by the Speaker

  6. Returned to the House without amendments

  7. Senator Randolph added as cosponsor

  8. Senator Becker added as cosponsor

  9. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 197: yeas 49, nays 0

  10. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  11. Senator Rogers added as cosponsor

  12. Committee report: do pass, adopted

  13. Senator Ford J.D. added as cosponsor

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

  15. Referred to the Senate

  16. Representative Jackson added as coauthor

  17. Cosponsor: Senator Donato

  18. Senate sponsors: Senators Walker G, Johnson T, Gaskill

  19. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 94: yeas 92, nays 0

  20. Amendment #1 (Jackson) prevailed; voice vote

  21. Representative Goss-Reaves added as coauthor

  22. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  23. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  24. Representative Olthoff added as coauthor

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

  26. Authored by Representative Lauer

Sponsors

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4 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 138 not signed on

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (8)

Not signed on (138)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1310 do?
Provides that if a child has been removed from the child's parent for at least 12 of the most recent 22 months at the time of a periodic case review, the child's permanency plan must include at least one intended permanent or long term arrangement for care and custody of the child other than reunification of the child with the child's parent, guardian, or custodian. Provides that concurrent planning must be implemented if the child has been removed from the child's parent for at least 12 of the most recent 22 months at the time of a permanency hearing. Provides that the department may not: (1) take adverse action against a foster parent's license; or (2) remove a child from the home of a foster parent, relative of the child, or de facto custodian; on the basis of the foster parent, relative, or de facto custodian filing a notice with the court that a petition is required to be filed, but has not been filed, to terminate the parent-child relationship with regard to the child.
Who sponsors HB 1310?
HB 1310 is sponsored by Lonnie Randolph (Democrat), Vaneta Becker (Republican), Linda Rogers (Republican), J.D. Ford (Democrat), Stacey Donato (Republican), Mike Gaskill (Republican), Tyler Johnson (Republican), Greg Walker (Republican), Carolyn Jackson (Democrat), Lori Goss-Reaves (Republican), Julie Olthoff (Republican), and Ryan Lauer (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1310?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 10, 2024. Enacted.
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