DSCYF/Family Services/Division of/Caseload Amounts/Reduction

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

This bill adopts a key recommendation of the Child Protection Accountability Commission Caseloads and Workloads final report approved on November 20, 2019, that Division of Family Services (DFS) caseload standards be reduced from 18 to 12 families per worker. Due to the volume of work generated by a caseload of 18 families, workers are significantly restricted in the time they can spend on critical case activities such as family engagement, assessment of safety, and face-to-face contact with children and families.

Every action

7 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

1. Jan 18, 2023CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate · Senate Judiciary
2. Mar 8, 2023CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 1 On Its Merits · Senate Judiciary
3. Mar 14, 2023SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT20–0 vote
4. Mar 15, 2023CommitteeAssigned to Judiciary Committee in House · House Judiciary
5. Mar 29, 2023CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 6 Favorable, 4 On Its Merits · House Judiciary
6. Apr 4, 2023HousePassed By House. Votes: 39 YES 2 ABSENT39–0 vote
7. Jun 9, 2023GovernorSigned by Governor

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 17 cosponsors: 14 Democrats, 3 Republicans.

• KE Kyle Evans GayD Primary sponsor · District 5
• BT Bryan TownsendD Joint sponsor · District 11
• KG Krista GriffithD Joint sponsor · District 12