JUVENILE PROCEEDINGS – Adds to existing law to provide requirements for the Department of Health and Welfare to apply and reserve federal benefits for children in the department’s legal custody.

Reported Signed by Governor on March 17, 2026 Session Law Chapter 31 Effective: 07/01/2026

Delivered to Governor at 2:30 p.m. on March 13, 2026

Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor

Signed by President; returned to House

Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker

Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate

Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling

Read third time in full – PASSED - 31-3-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Coho(Lenney), Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Lakey, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Rundhaug(Carlson), Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, WoodwardNAYS – Kohl, Zito, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – SemmelrothFloor Sponsor - NicholsTitle apvd - to House

Read second time; filed for Third Reading

Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading

Introduced, read first time; referred to: Health & Welfare

Received from the House passed; filed for first reading

Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 53-13-4AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Cannon, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Mathias, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman(Zaken), Rubel, Sauter, Shepherd, Shirts, Tanner(14), Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Bruce, Burgoyne, Cayler, Crane(12), Crane(13), Furniss, Leavitt, Marmon, Scott, Skaug, Tanner(13), Thompson, WisniewskiAbsent – Green, Hostetler, Manwaring, McCannFloor Sponsor - Tanner(14)Title apvd - to Senate

Read second time; Filed for Third Reading

Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading

Reported Printed and Referred to Health & Welfare

Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing