Latest Updates
April 28th: HB 3281 Voted favorably from committee as substituted House Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence
April 28th: HB 3281 Called from subcommittee to House Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence
April 25th: HB 116 passed the House with 136 yeas and 0 nays.
April 24th: HB 116 Was heard in the House and passed 3rd reading.
April 22nd: HB 3281 was heard in the House Subcommittee.
April 8th: HB 116 was called from Subcommittee to the House Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence Committee and voted out of Committee.
March 24th: HB 116 was heard in the House Subcommittee on Family and Fiduciary Relationships
March 20th: HB 3281Introduced and referred to committee on House Subcommittee on Family and Fiduciary
March 17th: SB 1987 was introduced and referred to Committee on Senate Jurisprudence.
March 14th: HB 116 was Introduced and referred to committee on House Subcommittee on Family and Fiduciary
About Reforming Termination of Parental Rights
Bill Authors: SB 1987 was filed by Senator Hall and HB 3281 and HB 116 were filed by Representative Dutton.
Why It’s Necessary: Currently, numerous grounds for termination exist by which CPS can terminate a parent’s rights based on conduct that did not actually cause any harm or threat of harm to the child.
What It Does: This bill reforms the grounds for termination of parental rights to ensure that parental rights are only terminated based on conduct that actually harmed the child or put the child at significant risk.