HB 7065 (2022) -  Child Welfare

General Bill by Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee and Altman (CO-SPONSORS) Avila; Barnaby; Bell; Buchanan; Byrd; Casello; Chaney; Fetterhoff; Fine; Gregory; Harding; Hart; Hawkins; Hunschofsky; Massullo; McFarland; Morales; Plakon; Rizo; Roth; Sirois; Tomkow; Trabulsy; Truenow; Valdés
Child Welfare: Requiring the Department of Children and Families and Department of Juvenile Justice to identify and meet the needs of dually-involved children within a specified timeframe; revising information that must be included in a transition plan; requiring prenatal and infant health care delivery programs to include certain father engagement activities; requiring the Department of Children and Families to contract for the development and implementation of the Responsible Fatherhood Initiative and to provide grants to community-based not-for-profit organizations to offer certain mentorship programs; designating the month of June as "Responsible Fatherhood Month", etc.
Effective Date: July 1, 2022
Last Event: Chapter No. 2022-67; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1577 (Ch. 2022-65) on Monday, April 11, 2022 3:43 PM
Date Available for Final Passage: Friday, February 18, 2022 2:52 PM

PCB committee actions:

  • PCB CFS 22-01 recommended by:
    Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Appropriations
    • On agenda for: 02/21/22 1:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 18   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 1577 Subject: Homeless Youth Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 1708 Subject: Child Welfare Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Final Bill Analysis 4/12/2022 8:13:54 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Final Bill Analysis 3/28/2022 3:23:34 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 2/22/2022 12:34:53 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 2/22/2022 11:37:10 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee 2/8/2022 11:09:35 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee 2/7/2022 5:35:58 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee 2/3/2022 2:31:35 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee 2/2/2022 4:55:09 PM --UnPublished--

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: House Date: 02/16/2022 03:27 PM   Yeas: 117 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 526] Barcode:
Chamber: Senate Date: 03/04/2022 08:15 PM   Yeas: 38 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 46] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: Chapter No. 2022-67; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1577 (Ch. 2022-65) Time: 04/11/2022 - 3:43 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Approved by Governor Time: 04/11/2022 - 3:30 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor Time: 04/11/2022 - 9:02 AM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: H Ordered enrolled Time: 03/04/2022 - 8:25 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H In Messages Time: 03/04/2022 - 8:25 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 687 Time: 03/04/2022 - 8:15 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 687 Time: 03/04/2022 - 8:15 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Placed on 3rd reading Time: 03/03/2022 - 5:34 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 582 Time: 03/03/2022 - 5:28 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/03/22 -SJ 591 Time: 03/01/2022 - 9:25 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 02/22/2022 - 11:45 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: e1
Event: S Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -SJ 433 Time: 02/21/2022 - 6:06 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: e1
Event: S Received -SJ 432 Time: 02/17/2022 - 7:51 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/21/22, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 02/17/2022 - 4:56 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: e1
Event: S Referred to Appropriations -SJ 432 Time: 02/17/2022 - 8:10 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: e1
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 02/17/2022 - 8:03 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S In Messages Time: 02/17/2022 - 7:58 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Immediately certified Time: 02/17/2022 - 12:08 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: H Passed as amended; YEAS 117, NAYS 0 Time: 02/16/2022 - 3:27 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 063139 adopted Time: 02/16/2022 - 2:52 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 638065 Failed Time: 02/16/2022 - 2:50 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 02/16/2022 - 2:36 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 638065 filed Time: 02/16/2022 - 8:37 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 063139 filed Time: 02/16/2022 - 8:25 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 02/15/2022 - 8:31 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading Time: 02/15/2022 - 8:24 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 293637 withdrawn Time: 02/15/2022 - 8:23 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 02/15/2022 - 8:06 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Amendment 293637 filed Time: 02/11/2022 - 3:54 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/15/2022) Time: 02/10/2022 - 3:07 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 02/08/2022 - 5:30 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 02/08/2022 - 5:30 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar Time: 02/08/2022 - 8:49 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 02/07/2022 - 5:46 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
39.0143
39.205
39.4022
39.6035
383.011
409.1451 SB 698, CS/SB 7034
409.1452 CS/CS/HB 1577, SB 1708
409.1464
409.1465
409.1467
409.147
409.2557
409.2564
409.25996
409.988
409.996 SB 912, HB 1301, HB 1459, SB 1510
409.997
683.334 CS/SB 268, CS/HB 395