Did not become law. It stopped in the General Assembly on June 21, 2021. The 2020–2021 session has ended.
2020–2021 Session
Assembly Bill 5598
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.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the General Assembly
Sponsor from May 12
Gabriela M. Mosquera, Chris Tully
Chief co-sponsors from May 12
Its course
May 12 to June 21, 2021, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action4 actions on 4 days
In the General AssemblyMay 12 to Jun 21 · stopped40 days
HealthMay 12 to May 175 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
General Assembly floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted May 20
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.