H4646

Enhancing child welfare protections

Chamber Passed·10/22/25
Introduced Text

Enhances child welfare protections by improving data collection, education support, and oversight mechanisms.

This bill aims to enhance child welfare protections by improving data collection, education support, and oversight mechanisms. It mandates the Department of Children and Families to collect detailed data on child placements, educational outcomes, and service utilization. The bill also establishes a commission to study and recommend the creation of a digital education portfolio system for foster children. Additionally, it creates local and state child fatality review teams to analyze and prevent child fatalities and near fatalities.

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Where it stands

Last
Passed the House · 159–1 · Oct 22, 2025
Current
The Senate
Next
Senate floor vote

Sponsors

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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Roll Call Votes

House Passed to be engrossed - 159 YEAS to 1 NAYS

159 Yea

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1 Nay

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History

Jun 4

Senate

Also based on S2659

Jun 4

Senate

Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S3111

Jun 4

Senate

Order relative to subject matter adopted