2009 House Bill 4118

Senate Roll Call 630: Passed

To require government authorities determining whether to remove a child from his or her parents and place the child in foster care to give special consideration and preference to placing the child with relatives instead, unless doing so is clearly not in the child’s best interests.

34 Yeas / 0 Nays
Republican (20 Yeas / 0 Nays)
Democrat (14 Yeas / 0 Nays)
Excused or Not Voting (3)