H4646Introduced in the House
Enhancing child welfare protections
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
House bill No. 4644, as amended and passed to be engrossed by the House. October 22, 2025.
Where it stands
Reported by H5629
July 30, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
Senate votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
SenateStage: Senate Passed to be engrossed Roll Call #192 · June 11, 2026
39
Yes
0
No
0
Absent or Not Voting
39 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Vanna Howard | 17-MID | Yes |
| Pavel Payano | 01-ESS | Yes |
| Bruce Tarr | 01-MID | Yes |
| Patrick O'Connor | 01-NOR | Yes |
| Michael Rodrigues | 01-PLY | Yes |
| Nick Collins | 01-SUF | Yes |
| Robyn Kennedy | 01-WOR | Yes |
| Joan Lovely | 02-ESS | Yes |
| Barry Finegold | 02-MID | Yes |
| Patricia Jehlen | 02-MID | Yes |
Bill history
H4644, published as amended
Passed to be engrossed - 159 YEAS to 1 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 96 )
Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
Also based on S2659
Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S3111
Order relative to subject matter adopted
Placed in the Orders of the Day for Thursday, June 11, 2026
Read second
Amended by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S3111
Reprinted, as amended, see S3121
Ordered to a third reading
Read third
Passed to be engrossed -- see Roll Call #192 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
Rules suspended
House NON-concurred in the Senate amendment
Committee of conference appointed - (Livingstone-Garcia-Sullivan-Almeida)
Rules suspended
Senate insisted on its amendment
Committee of conference appointed (Comerford-Kennedy-O'Connor), in concurrence
Reported by H5629
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