David Niezgodski
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 10
Author
Specifies that it is the policy of the state to recognize the parenting rights of a parent regardless of whether the parent has a disability. Provides that the right of a person with a disability to parent the person's child may not be denied or restricted solely because the person has a disability. Provides that: (1) a court, in: (A) considering the appointment of a person as a guardian; (B) hearing an action to modify custody or an action to determine or modify parenting time; or (C) determining whether to grant a petition for adoption; and (2) the department of child services, in determining whether to grant a person a license to operate a foster family home; may not discriminate against, and shall take into consideration the provision of reasonable accommodations to, a person with a disability.
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Signed by the Governor
Public Law 146
Signed by the Speaker
Signed by the President of the Senate
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 452: yeas 48, nays 0
Motion to concur filed
Returned to the Senate with amendments
Representative Vermilion A added as cosponsor
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 404: yeas 89, nays 0
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Amendment #2 (Clere) prevailed; voice vote
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
First reading: referred to Committee on Family, Children and Human Affairs
Referred to the House
Senator Randolph added as coauthor
Senator Rogers added as coauthor
Senator Qaddoura added as coauthor
Senator Houchin added as coauthor
Senator Alting added as coauthor
Cosponsors: Representatives Porter and Andrade M
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 154: yeas 49, nays 0
House sponsor: Representative Clere
Second reading: ordered engrossed
Senators Bohacek, Crane, Ford J.D., Koch, Grooms added as coauthors
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Senator Yoder added as coauthor
Senator Ford Jon added as second author
First reading: referred to Committee on Family and Children Services
Authored by Senator Niezgodski
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| Fiscal Note: SB0259.05.ENRH.FN001 |
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