Senate2023-24 sessionFiscal note
SB 5683: Concerning child-specific foster care licenses for placement of Indian children.
Signed into law: Chapter 127, Laws of 2023
- Sponsor
- Kauffman
- Introduced
- February 2, 2023
- Status
- C 127 L 23
- Last action
- Effective date 7/23/2023. (April 22, 2023)
- As of
- August 18, 2026, 2:03 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Allows the Department of Children, Youth, and Families to issue a child-specific foster care license to an Indian child's family or extended family member in certain circumstances.
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Floor votes
- House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · April 7, 202397 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 7, 202348 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting
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