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SENATE BILL 1257

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S1257   by HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE
CHILD PROTECTION – Amends existing law to establish provisions regarding visitation and termination of parental rights.
  02/04 Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing  
  02/05 Reported Printed; referred to Judiciary & Rules  
  02/19 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading  
  02/20 Read second time; filed for Third Reading  
  02/27 Read third time in full – PASSED - 24-6-5
AYES – Bernt, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Keyser, Lakey, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward
NAYS – Adams, Anthon, Hart, Kohl, Zito, Zuiderveld
Absent and excused – Bjerke, Cook, Lent, Ruchti, Semmelroth
Floor Sponsor - Wintrow
Title apvd - to House
 
  03/02 Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading  
  Read First Time, Referred to Health & Welfare  
  03/16 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading  
  03/17 Read second time; Filed for Third Reading  
  Rules Suspended: Ayes 66 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 4, read in full as required – PASSED - 44-24-2
AYES – Bingham, Boyle, Cannon, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Haws, Healey, Holtzclaw, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Rubel, Sauter, Shirts, Skaug(Chadwick), Tanner(13), Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Mr. Speaker
NAYS – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cayler, Crane(12), Ehardt, Ehlers, Garner, Harris, Hawkins, Hill, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mendive, Price, Rasor, Scott, Shepherd, Tanner(14), Thompson, Wisniewski
Absent – Berch, Redman
Floor Sponsor - Wheeler
Title apvd - to Senate
 
  03/18 Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling  
  Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker  
  03/19 Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate  
  Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor  
  03/23 Reported delivered to Governor at 4:34 p.m. on 03/19/26  
  03/26 Signed by Governor on 03/25/26
    Session Law Chapter 131
    Effective: 07/01/2026