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SB937Introduced in the Senate

Establishing community-based child welfare system program

EngrossedHouse Finance

Introduced by Tom Willis, District 15

What does this bill do?

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Official description

The purpose of this bill is to establish a community-based child welfare system program.

Where it stands

To House Finance

March 10, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Passed Senate (Roll No. 316) · March 3, 2026

31

Yes

2

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

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

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Trenton Barnhart9Yes
Ryan Weld1Yes
Laura Wakim Chapman1Yes
Charles Clements2Yes
Chris Rose2Yes
Mike Azinger3Yes
Eric Tarr4Yes
Amy Nichole Grady4Yes
Mike Woelfel5No
Scott Fuller5Yes

Bill history

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. To Judiciary

  3. Introduced in Senate

  4. To Judiciary

  5. Committee substitute reported

  6. On 1st reading

  7. Read 1st time

  8. Motion to refer bill to Finance rejected (Roll No. 269)

  9. On 2nd reading

  10. Read 2nd time

  11. On 3rd reading with right to amend

  12. Deferred until foot of 3rd reading

  13. Read 3rd time

  14. Garcia amendment rejected (Voice vote)

  15. Charnock amendments adopted (Roll No. 315)

  16. Passed Senate (Roll No. 316)

  17. Ordered to House

  18. House received Senate message

  19. Introduced in House

  20. To Judiciary then Finance

  21. To House Judiciary

  22. Markup Discussion

  23. With amendment, do pass, but first to Finance

  24. To House Finance

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