Indiana 2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 8 R · 2 D cosponsors

SB 171 — Reunification plan for a child in need of services.

Last action — Public Law 19

  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 78% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 10 sponsors

    4 primary, 6 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (8 R · 2 D) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

Amends the circumstances under which reasonable efforts to reunify a child with the child's parent, guardian, or custodian or preserve a child's family are not required.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Public Law 19

  2. Signed by the Governor

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. Signed by the Speaker

  5. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  6. Returned to the Senate without amendments

  7. Rule 105.1 suspended

  8. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 172: yeas 91, nays 0

  9. Representative Summers added as cosponsor

  10. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  11. Committee report: do pass, adopted

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

  13. Referred to the House

  14. House sponsor: Representative Lauer

  15. Senator Becker added as coauthor

  16. Senator Johnson T added as third author

  17. Senator Donato added as second author

  18. Cosponsors: Representatives Ledbetter, Patterson, Olthoff

  19. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 86: yeas 49, nays 0

  20. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  21. Senator Randolph added as coauthor

  22. Committee report: do pass, adopted

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

  24. Authored by Senator Walker G

Sponsors

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4 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 140 not signed on

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (6)

Not signed on (140)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 171 do?
Amends the circumstances under which reasonable efforts to reunify a child with the child's parent, guardian, or custodian or preserve a child's family are not required.
Who sponsors SB 171?
SB 171 is sponsored by Vanessa Summers (Democrat), Julie Olthoff (Republican), Lindsay Patterson (Republican), Cindy Ledbetter (Republican), Ryan Lauer (Republican), Vaneta Becker (Republican), Lonnie Randolph (Democrat), Tyler Johnson (Republican), Stacey Donato (Republican), and Greg Walker (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 171?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 08, 2024. Enacted.
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