Bill Title: Requires DCF or court to consider placement of children with relatives or kinship guardians when making placement decision; makes changes to certain standards for initiating petitions to terminate parental rights.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Passed) 2021-07-02 - Approved P.L.2021, c.154. [S3814 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
Senate	Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage	2021-06-21	36	0	4	0	40	Passed	Link	View
Assembly	Assembly Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage	2021-06-21	67	1	12	0	80	Passed	Link	View
Assembly	Assembly Floor: Substitute for A5598 (Voice Vote)	2021-06-21	0	0	0	0	0	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee: Reported with Amendments	2021-06-10	8	0	0	0	8	Passed	Link	View

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