HB1314

Family Stability & Kinship Care

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Colorado HB1314 aims to increase family stability by prioritizing kinship care placements, facilitating post-adoption grandparent contact, and.

Colorado HB1314 focuses on enhancing family stability through several key provisions. It prioritizes kinship care placements by requiring courts to give preference to placing children with relatives or kin unless it is not in the child's best interest. The bill also facilitates post-adoption grandparent contact by mandating that courts consider the child's wishes and make written findings regarding any existing grandparent-grandchild relationship before entering a final adoption decree.

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  • Overview
  • Core Provisions
  • Implementation
  • Impact
  • Legal Framework
  • Critical Issues

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Sponsors

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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Roll Call Votes

29 Yea

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6 Nay

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Calendar

May 6

12:00 AM

Senate Third Reading Calendar

May 5

12:00 AM

Senate Second Reading Calendar

History

Jun 1

Governor Signed

May 22

House

Signed by the Speaker of the House

May 22

Senate

Signed by the President of the Senate