Kentucky House Bill 420 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Passed on April 13 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-04-13 - signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 107)
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #4) [PDF]

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 403 to allow a parent or legal guardian to establish a power of attorney for temporarily delegating parental authority to another person for a period of time; establish limitations; allow a parent to invalidate at any time; exempt Attorney-in-fact from foster home or community care requirements; clarify that using powers in this bill does not constitute child neglect or abandonment; require a background check for Attorney-in-fact who is not closely related; allow a parent on active duty service to designate for the length of service plus 30 days; establish and include the form for designation; require an employee of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to provide information about support services during child protection investigations that do not result in out-of-home placements.

AN ACT relating to temporary delegation of parental custody and care.

Rep. Thomas Burch [D]

Rep. Thomas Kerr [R]

Rep. Jerry Miller [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-04-13	House	signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 107)
2016-04-01	House	delivered to Governor
2016-04-01	House	enrolled, signed by each presiding officer
2016-04-01	House	passed 94-0
2016-04-01	House	House concurred in Senate amendment
2016-04-01	House	posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute (1)
2016-04-01	House	to Rules (H)
2016-04-01	House	received in House
2016-03-29	Senate	3rd reading, passed 37-1 with Committee Substitute (1)
2016-03-29	Senate	posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 29, 2016 (Consent Orders #3)
2016-03-29	Senate	reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (1) as a Consent Bill
2016-03-28	Senate	returned to Health & Welfare (S)
2016-03-28	Senate	2nd reading
2016-03-28	Senate	taken from Health & Welfare (S)
2016-03-25	Senate	returned to Health & Welfare (S)
2016-03-25	Senate	1st reading
2016-03-25	Senate	taken from Health & Welfare (S)
2016-03-24	Senate	to Health & Welfare (S)
2016-03-23	Senate	received in Senate
2016-03-22	House	3rd reading, passed 98-0 with Committee Substitute (1)
2016-03-21	House	posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Tuesday, March 22, 2016
2016-03-21	House	2nd reading, to Rules
2016-03-18	House	reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
2016-03-14	House	posted in committee
2016-02-18	House	to Judiciary (H)
2016-02-17	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/HB420.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/HB420/bill.pdf
Amendment	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/HB420/HCS1.pdf
Amendment	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/HB420/SCS1.pdf
Supplement	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/HB420/vote_history.pdf