Indiana 2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 5 R · 1 D cosponsors

HB 1051 — Communication between caregivers and parents.

Last action — Public Law 45

  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 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.

  • 6 sponsors

    3 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (5 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

Adds language providing that supporting and facilitating two-way communication between parents and foster parents or kinship caregivers is a state policy.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Public Law 45

  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. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 187: yeas 49, nays 0

  8. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  9. Senator Walker G added as second sponsor

  10. Committee report: do pass, adopted

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

  12. Referred to the Senate

  13. Senate sponsor: Senator Donato

  14. Representative Pack R added as coauthor

  15. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 29: yeas 96, nays 0

  16. Representative Clere added as coauthor

  17. Representative Goss-Reaves added as coauthor

  18. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  19. Committee report: do pass, adopted

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

  21. Authored by Representative DeVon

Sponsors

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

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (144)

144 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1051 do?
Adds language providing that supporting and facilitating two-way communication between parents and foster parents or kinship caregivers is a state policy.
Who sponsors HB 1051?
HB 1051 is sponsored by Greg Walker (Republican), Stacey Donato (Republican), Edward Clere (Republican), Renee Pack (Democrat), Lori Goss-Reaves (Republican), and Dale DeVon (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1051?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 08, 2024. Enacted.
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