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HOUSE BILL 578

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H0578   by HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE
ADOPTION AND FOSTER CARE – Adds to existing law to prohibit religious discrimination in adoption and foster care cases.
  02/15 Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing  
  02/16 Reported Printed and Referred to Health & Welfare  
  02/26 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading  
  02/27 Read second time; Filed for Third Reading  
  02/28 Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 64-4-2
AYES – Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Burns, Cannon, Cheatum, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Galaviz, Gallagher, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Petzke, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Vander Woude, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. Speaker
NAYS – Achilles, Chew(Hansen), Necochea, Roberts
Absent – Crane(12), Palmer
Floor Sponsor - Blanksma
Title apvd - to Senate
 
  02/29 Received from the House passed; filed for first reading  
  Introduced, read first time; referred to: Health & Welfare  
  03/07 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading  
  03/08 Read second time; filed for Third Reading  
  03/14 Read third time in full – PASSED - 32-2-1
AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Hartgen, Herndon, Just, Lakey, Lee, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Schroeder, Semmelroth, Toews, Trakel, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Zuiderveld
NAYS – Taylor, Wintrow
Absent and excused – VanOrden
Floor Sponsor - Anthon
Title apvd - to House
 
  03/15 Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling  
  03/18 Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate  
  Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker  
  Signed by President; returned to House  
  03/19 Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor  
  03/20 Delivered to Governor at 11:45 a.m. on March 19, 2024  
  03/25 Reported Signed by Governor on March 25, 2024
    Session Law Chapter 166
    Effective: 07/01/2024