Indiana 2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 6 R · 1 D cosponsors

HB 1064 — DCS technical changes and adoption subsidies.

Last action — Signed by the Governor

  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.

  • 7 sponsors

    3 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (6 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

Relocates the definition of "foster youth". Defines "licensed kinship caregiver". Makes the following changes with regard to state adoption subsidies: (1) Removes the age requirement for eligibility. (2) Provides that a child who is a ward of the department of child services (DCS) is considered hard to place for purposes of eligibility. Removes language regarding medical passports. Provides that if a child in foster care receives medical care, the person having custody of the child shall inform the provider that the child is in foster care and require a copy of the medical treatment record to be sent to the DCS local office. Provides that DCS shall not make an out-of-home placement of a child in a home if a person residing in the home has been convicted of a nonwaivable offense. Makes technical and conforming changes.

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Action History

  1. Signed by the Governor

  2. Public Law 46

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  5. Signed by the Speaker

  6. Motion to concur filed

  7. House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 274: yeas 93, nays 0

  8. Returned to the House with amendments

  9. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 205: yeas 48, nays 0

  10. Senator Randolph added as cosponsor

  11. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  12. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  13. Committee report: do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations

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

  15. Referred to the Senate

  16. Representative Goss-Reaves added as coauthor

  17. Senate sponsors: Senators Donato and Walker G

  18. Representative Clere added as coauthor

  19. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 30: yeas 96, nays 0

  20. Representative Lauer added as coauthor

  21. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  22. Committee report: do pass, adopted

  23. Authored by Representative DeVon

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

Sponsors

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3 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 143 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (143)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1064 do?
Relocates the definition of "foster youth". Defines "licensed kinship caregiver". Makes the following changes with regard to state adoption subsidies: (1) Removes the age requirement for eligibility. (2) Provides that a child who is a ward of the department of child services (DCS) is considered hard to place for purposes of eligibility. Removes language regarding medical passports. Provides that if a child in foster care receives medical care, the person having custody of the child shall inform the provider that the child is in foster care and require a copy of the medical treatment record to be sent to the DCS local office. Provides that DCS shall not make an out-of-home placement of a child in a home if a person residing in the home has been convicted of a nonwaivable offense. Makes technical and conforming changes.
Who sponsors HB 1064?
HB 1064 is sponsored by Lonnie Randolph (Democrat), Greg Walker (Republican), Stacey Donato (Republican), Lori Goss-Reaves (Republican), Edward Clere (Republican), Ryan Lauer (Republican), and Dale DeVon (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1064?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 08, 2024. Enacted.
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