CS/SB 136 (2020) -  Adoption Benefits

General Bill by Appropriations and Bean (CO-SPONSORS) Harrell; Perry; Farmer
Adoption Benefits: Revising the definition of the term “qualifying adoptive employee” and providing for retroactive application; providing that adoptive servicemembers and veterans are eligible to receive certain monetary benefits; requiring servicemembers and veterans seeking a benefit to apply to the Department of Children and Families, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2020
Last Event: 02/19/20 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 61 (Ch. 2020-22) -SJ 324 on Wednesday, February 19, 2020 4:34 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    • On agenda for: 10/15/19 11:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 0
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
    • On agenda for: 11/13/19 2:30 PM
    • Recommendation: Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 9   Nays 0
  • Appropriations
    • On agenda for: 02/05/20 1:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 19   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 61 Subject: Adoption Benefits Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

  • Committee Substitute 1
  • Original Filed Version
    • P 253994 , Appropriations Date Filed: 11/15/19, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 02/06/2020 03:18 PM
    • D 716126 , Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, Bean Date Filed: 11/12/19, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 11/13/2019 03:48 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 2/6/2020 4:23:40 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 2/4/2020 12:02:12 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 2/4/2020 10:38:05 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services 11/15/2019 4:13:20 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services 11/12/2019 2:50:16 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 10/15/2019 1:05:43 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 10/14/2019 4:21:48 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 61 (Ch. 2020-22) -SJ 324 Time: 02/19/2020 - 4:34 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Substituted CS/CS/HB 61 -SJ 324 Time: 02/19/2020 - 4:34 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 324 Time: 02/19/2020 - 4:34 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/19/20 -SJ 324 Time: 02/17/2020 - 5:48 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 271 Time: 02/12/2020 - 5:30 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 02/10/2020 - 1:36 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 02/06/2020 - 4:41 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 19 NAYS 0 -SJ 269 Time: 02/05/2020 - 5:36 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/06/20, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Meeting cancelled Time: 02/03/2020 - 4:00 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/05/20, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 01/31/2020 - 3:03 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 14 Time: 01/14/2020 - 11:02 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Now in Appropriations Time: 11/15/2019 - 4:19 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: __
Event: S Subcommittee Recommendation: CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 134 Time: 11/13/2019 - 3:21 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 11/13/19, 2:30 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 11/05/2019 - 4:13 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Version: __
Event: S Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Time: 10/16/2019 - 4:04 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 131 Time: 10/15/2019 - 1:31 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 10/15/19, 11:00 am, 301 Senate Building Time: 10/07/2019 - 3:40 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: __
Event: S Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 14 Time: 09/03/2019 - 2:21 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 08/15/2019 - 8:27 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
409.1664 CS/CS/HB 61, CS/SB 1578