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SB2895Introduced in the Senate

HEALING THROUGH HISTORY ACT

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Introduced by Darby Hills, District 26

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Amends the Adoption Act. Requires the following information to be provided to adoptive parents if the child was placed in foster care before adoption: (1) whether the child was in the care of more than one foster home before adoption and the reason why the child was moved from one foster home to another foster home; (2) whether other children lived in the foster home during the time of the child's placement in the foster home; (3) basic information and details about each foster parent who cared for the child; and (4) any developmental milestones that occurred before adoption.

Where it stands

Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

May 15, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Third Reading · April 15, 2026

56

Yes

0

No

3

Absent or Not Voting

59 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

What do people think?

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See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Javier Cervantes1Yes
Omar Aquino2Yes
Mattie Hunter3Yes
Kimberly Lightford4Yes
Lakesia Collins5Yes
Sara Feigenholtz6Yes
Mike Simmons7Yes
Ram Villivalam8Yes
Laura Fine9Yes
Robert Martwick10Yes

Bill history

  1. Filed with Secretary by Sen. Darby A. Hills

  2. First Reading

  3. Referred to Assignments

  4. Assigned to Child Welfare

  5. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen

  6. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Darby A. Hills

  7. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments

  8. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Child Welfare

  9. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted

  10. Do Pass as Amended Child Welfare; 008-000-000

  11. Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 5, 2026

  12. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.

  13. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane L. Johnson

  14. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Lakesia Collins

  15. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Li Arellano, Jr.

  16. Second Reading

  17. Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 10, 2026

  18. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Chris Balkema

  19. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jason Plummer

  20. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson

  21. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy

  22. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Seth Lewis

  23. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Erica Harriss

  24. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Sally J. Turner

  25. Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000

  26. Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sara Feigenholtz

  27. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Craig Wilcox

  28. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mike Simmons

  29. Arrived in House

  30. Chief House Sponsor Rep. Natalie A. Manley

  31. First Reading

  32. Referred to Rules Committee

  33. Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford

  34. Assigned to Executive Committee

  35. Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart

  36. Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 15, 2026

  37. Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

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