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A 5598

  • New Jersey Assembly Bill
  • 2020-2021 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Assembly May 12, 2021
  • Assembly
  • Senate
  • Governor

Requires DCF or court to consider placement of children with relatives or kinship guardians when making placement decision; makes changes to certain standards for initiating petitions to terminate parental rights.

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Bill Subjects

Child Custod

Abstract

Bill Sponsors (11)

Herb Conaway

  • Democratic
  • Assembly Member
  • District 7
Primary

Gabriela M. Mosquera

  • Democratic
Primary

Chris Tully

  • Democratic
  • Assembly Member
  • District 38
Primary

Valerie Vainieri Huttle

  • Democratic
Cosponsor

Stanley, Sterley S.

     
Cosponsor

Lisa Swain

  • Democratic
  • Assembly Member
  • District 38
Cosponsor

Verlina Reynolds-Jackson

  • Democratic
  • Assembly Member
  • District 15
Cosponsor

Britnee Timberlake

  • Democratic
  • Senator
  • District 34
Cosponsor

Angela McKnight

  • Democratic
  • Senator
  • District 31
Cosponsor

Shanique Speight

  • Democratic
  • Assembly Member
  • District 29
Cosponsor

Mila M. Jasey

  • Democratic
Cosponsor

Votes

May 17, 2021

Reported favorably out of committee

Pass

Assembly

Actions

Jun 21, 2021

Assembly

Substituted by S3814 (1R)

May 20, 2021

Assembly

Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Johnson)

May 17, 2021

Assembly

Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading

May 12, 2021

Assembly

Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Health Committee

Bill Text

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Related Documents

Document Format
Floor Statement Assembly 5/20/21
Statement AHE 5/17/21

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