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IntroducedOct 22, 2025
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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Signed into Law
An Act enhancing child welfare protections
Last Action See all actions
House • Oct 22, 2025: Published as amended, see H4646
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary/Bill Text
Comments on H 4644
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- House Committee on Ways and Meansprimary


- Sean Garballeycosponsor
- Christopher J. Worrellcosponsor
- Russell E. Holmescosponsor
Votes
Actions
- Oct 22, 2025 | House
- Reported from the committee on House Ways and Means
- Pending new draft of H4416
- New draft of H4416
- Ordered to a third reading
- Rules suspended
- Read third
- Amendment 6 pending
- Point of Order pending
- Point of Order well taken
- Amendment 6 laid aside
- Amendment 3 adopted
- Amendment 17 adopted, as changed - 159 YEAS to 1 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 94 )
- Amendment 5 adopted, as changed - 160 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 95 )
- Published as amended, see H4646
Bill Texts
- Bill TextPDF
- House Amendment 1 (Withdrawn) -- Moran, Frank A.; Title: Missing and Abducted ChildrenHTML
- House Amendment 2 (Withdrawn) -- Kearney, Patrick Joseph; Title: Establish Veteran Family Liaison Units within DCFHTML
- House Amendment 3 (Adopted) -- Jones, Jr., Bradley H.; Title: Subjecting Appointing An Education Director to AppropriationHTML
- House Amendment 4 (Withdrawn) -- Kearney, Patrick Joseph; Title: Veteran Family Data and ReportingHTML
- House Amendment 5 (Adopted, as Changed RC #95) -- LeBoeuf, David Henry Argosky; Title: Commission to study digital education portfolio system to support educational stability and wellbeing of foster youthHTML
- House Amendment 6 (Laid aside) -- Gaskey, John R.; Title: A section relative to child protectionHTML
- House Amendment 7 (Withdrawn) -- LeBoeuf, David Henry Argosky; Title: Supporting parents in recovery from substance use disorder and enhancing child welfareHTML
- House Amendment 8 (Withdrawn) -- LeBoeuf, David Henry Argosky; Title: Exclusion of domestic violence victimization from neglect determinationsHTML
- House Amendment 9 (Withdrawn) -- Arriaga, Shirley B.; Title: Emotional intelligence education initiativeHTML
- House Amendment 10 (Withdrawn) -- Meschino, Joan; Title: Consideration of a Child’s Racial, Ethnic, Cultural, Religious, and Linguistic IdentityHTML
- House Amendment 11 (Withdrawn) -- Meschino, Joan; Title: Strengthening Parenting Time PlansHTML
- House Amendment 12 (Withdrawn) -- Meschino, Joan; Title: Keeping Siblings Together in Foster CareHTML
- House Amendment 13 (Withdrawn) -- Hendricks, Christopher; Title: Preventing Child Labor Exploitation and TraffickingHTML
- House Amendment 14 (Withdrawn) -- Arriaga, Shirley B.; Title: Veteran related training requirementHTML
- House Amendment 15 (Withdrawn) -- Ultrino, Steven; Title: Improving Information Sharing For Students in Foster CareHTML
- House Amendment 16 (Withdrawn) -- González, Carlos; Title: Assistance for Adoptees Needing a Real IDHTML
- House Amendment 17 (Adopted, as Changed RC #94) -- O'Day, James J.; Title: Child Fatality Review TeamHTML
- House Amendment 18 (Withdrawn) -- Vargas, Andres X.; Title: Juvenile Justice Policy and Data BoardHTML
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