IN SB0193 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-01-25 - Senator Raatz added as second author
Pending: Senate Family & Children Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 9 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-01-25 - Senator Raatz added as second author
Pending: Senate Family & Children Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Child welfare provider protections. Prohibits the state from discriminating against adoption agencies, foster parents, or adoptive parents on the basis of religious beliefs. Defines certain terms. Waives sovereign immunity for purposes of the prohibition, except that state courts retain immunity. Allows suit under these provisions without exhausting administrative remedies. Provides for a private right of action and civil remedies.
Title
Child welfare provider protections.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-25 | Senate | Senator Raatz added as second author |
| 2024-01-09 | Senate | First reading: referred to Committee on Family and Children Services |
| 2024-01-09 | Senate | Authored by Senator Johnson, T |
