SB34 Alabama 2019 Session
Bill Summary
To amend Sections 12-15-312 and 12-15-319, Code of Alabama 1975, to create Jessi's law; to provide that reasonable efforts to preserve and reunify a family prior to the placement of a child in foster care, to prevent or eliminate the need to remove a child from the child's home, and to make it possible for a child to return safely to the child's home, may not be required in a case where a parent has been convicted for the crime against the child of rape in the first degree, sodomy in the first degree, or incest; and to require a juvenile court to find that a parent is unable to properly care for a child and to discharge his or her responsibilities to and for the child in any case where the parent has received a conviction for the crime against the child of rape in the first degree, sodomy in the first degree, or incest, and shall terminate the parental rights of the parent.
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2019 | H | Pending third reading on day 18 Favorable from Children and Senior Advocacy |
| May 8, 2019 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| April 30, 2019 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Children and Senior Advocacy |
| April 30, 2019 | S | Engrossed |
| April 25, 2019 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 412 |
| April 25, 2019 | S | Chambliss motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 411 |
| April 25, 2019 | S | Chambliss first Substitute Offered |
| April 25, 2019 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| April 18, 2019 | S | Chambliss motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote |
| April 18, 2019 | S | Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair |
| April 11, 2019 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| March 5, 2019 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | May 8, 2019 | Room 429 (Revised ** SB266 REMOVED**) at 10:30 | House C&SA Hearing |
| Hearing | May 8, 2019 | Room 429 (Revised) at 10:30 | House C&SA Hearing |
| Hearing | May 8, 2019 | Room 429 at 10:30 | House C&SA Hearing |
| Hearing | April 10, 2019 | Committee Room 325 at 08:30 | Senate JUDY Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB34 Alabama 2019 Session - Engrossed |
| Bill Text | SB34 Alabama 2019 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Amendments | Senate Chambliss first Substitute Offered |