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HB23-1172

Child Welfare And Juvenile Court Jurisdiction

Type Bill
Session 2023 Regular Session
Subjects
Courts & Judicial

Concerning changes to child welfare proceedings.

Bill Summary:

The act provides juvenile courts jurisdiction to enter permanent allocations of parental responsibilities, without requiring a full court determination of a child as dependent or neglected as to each parent, in certain circumstances.

Juvenile courts are granted concurrent jurisdiction to district and county courts to order name changes for children or youth who appear in dependency and neglect and foster youth in transition cases. The requirement to give public notice of name changes through publication for a child or youth determined by the court to be dependent or neglected or subject to a continued dependency or neglect case is eliminated.

APPROVED by Governor April 12, 2023

EFFECTIVE August 7, 2023

NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause and takes effect 90 days after sine die.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Status

Became Law

Introduced

Passed

Became Law

Related Documents & Information

Date Version Documents
04/12/2023 Signed Act PDF
04/03/2023 Final Act PDF
03/17/2023 Rerevised PDF
03/16/2023 Revised PDF
02/28/2023 Reengrossed PDF
02/27/2023 Engrossed PDF
02/06/2023 Introduced PDF
Date Version Documents
05/31/2023 FN2 PDF
02/17/2023 FN1 PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Refer House Bill 23-1172 to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. Vote summary
Activity Vote Documents
Refer House Bill 23-1172 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 10-0. Vote summary
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
03/17/2023 Third Reading BILL
24
AYE
10
NO
1
OTHER
Vote record
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
02/28/2023 Third Reading BILL
51
AYE
13
NO
1
OTHER
Vote record
Date Location Action
04/12/2023 Governor Governor Signed
04/03/2023 Governor Sent to the Governor
04/03/2023 Senate Signed by the President of the Senate
03/31/2023 House Signed by the Speaker of the House
03/17/2023 Senate Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
03/16/2023 Senate Senate Second Reading Passed - No Amendments
03/13/2023 Senate Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
03/02/2023 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
02/28/2023 House House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
02/27/2023 House House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
02/22/2023 House House Committee on Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
02/06/2023 House Introduced In House - Assigned to Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services
Effective Date Chapter # Title Documents
08/07/2023 67 Child Welfare And Juvenile Court Jurisdiction PDF