Did not become law. It stopped in the General Assembly on December 8, 2025. The 2024–2025 session has ended.
2024–2025 Session
Assembly Bill 4543
Prohibits DCF from using federal benefits received by a child in out of home placement to reimburse State for cost of child's care, except under certain circumstances.
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 Jun 6
Shanique Speight, Shavonda E. Sumter
Chief co-sponsors from Jun 13
3 co-sponsors
Its course
June 13, 2024 to December 8, 2025, 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 AssemblyJun 13 to Dec 8 · stopped543 days
Children, Families and Food SecurityJun 13 to Sep 23102 days
AppropriationsSep 23 to Mar 20178 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
General Assembly committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Sep 23
General Assembly committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Mar 20, 2025
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.
In the General Assembly Jun 13 – Dec 8, 2025
- Jun 13Introduced in the General Assembly and sent to Children, Families and Food Security
- Sep 23Children, Families and Food Security recommended it as amended
- Sent to Appropriations
- Mar 20, 2025Appropriations recommended it as amended
- Read a second time
- Dec 8, 2025Carried on in S3153