SENATE BILL 1379
RS31436 / S1379
This legislation establishes a policy to direct the placement of a child in congregate care.
• The Department of Health & Welfare shall file a notice of placement with the court within seven days if the child is placed in a short-term rental, temporary shelter care, or congregate care.
• No child under 12 shall be placed in a short-term rental, temporary shelter care, or congregate care without meeting certain conditions.
• Children who don’t meet the conditions can’t remain in qualified residential treatment or a short-term rental, temporary shelter care, or congregate care for more than two weeks without a documented emergency.
• The director of Health & Welfare must approve continued placement beyond two weeks at least every two weeks onward.
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 02/28 | Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing |
| 02/29 | Reported Printed; referred to Health & Welfare |
| 03/05 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading |
| 03/06 | Read second time; filed for Third Reading |
| 03/07 | Read third time in full – PASSED - 34-0-1 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Hartgen, Herndon, Just, Lakey, Lee, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Schroeder, Semmelroth, Taylor, Toews, Trakel, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow, Zuiderveld NAYS – None Absent and excused – Burtenshaw Floor Sponsor - Lee Title apvd - to House |
| 03/07 | Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading |
| 03/07 | Read First Time, Referred to Health & Welfare |
| 03/14 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading |
| 03/15 | Read second time; Filed for Third Reading |
| 03/18 | Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 70-0-0 AYES – Achilles, Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Burns, Cannon, Cheatum, Chew(Beazer), Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12)(Crane), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Galaviz, Gallagher, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Necochea, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Roberts, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Vander Woude, Weber(Mendenhall), Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. Speaker NAYS – None Absent – None Floor Sponsor - Raybould Title apvd - to Senate |
| 03/18 | Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling |
| 03/19 | Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker |
| 03/19 | Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate |
| 03/19 | Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor |
| 03/20 | Reported delivered to Governor at 4:52 p.m. on 03/19/24 |
| 03/22 | Signed by Governor on 03/21/24 Session Law Chapter 153 Effective: 07/01/2024 |