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Relating to family interactions during an ongoing child in need of assistance proceeding
Sponsored by the Senate Judiciary Committee
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 14, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 14, 2025
- Done: Senate committeeFebruary 11, 2025
- Done: Passes the SenateApril 8, 202547–1
- Skipped: House committeeSkipped
- Done: Passes the HouseMarch 11, 202591–0
- Done: To the GovernorApril 17, 2025
- Done: Signed into lawApril 18, 2025
HF 367 became law → The same legislation passed as HF 367, so this version was set aside. Go to HF 367 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Families involved in child protection cases would keep seeing their children unless a court finds strong evidence that the visits would cause serious physical or emotional harm. Currently, these visits only have to stop if a judge or the state department decides they are bad for the child. This change makes it harder to stop family interactions during these legal proceedings.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to family interactions (interactions) during an ongoing child in need of assistance (CINA) proceeding. Under current law, interactions during an ongoing CINA proceeding must continue unless a court or the department of health and human services finds that the interactions would be detrimental to a child. The bill requires interactions to continue unless a court finds substantial evidence exists that the interactions, whether supervised or unsupervised, would pose a serious risk of physical or emotional harm to the child.
Changed since by amendment H-1049; see Amendments.
Senate subcommittee
Named January 14, 2025 (as SSB 1008). On February 5, 2025 it recommended passage.
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