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Senate Passes Child Welfare Reform Act After Broad Floor Debate
Summary
The Utah Senate approved House Bill 265, a comprehensive child welfare reform package that restructures oversight of the Division of Family Services, adds due‑process protections for parents and children, and creates a new Board of Children and Family Services. The bill carries an estimated $5.5 million fiscal note and passed 28–0 on Feb. 25, 1994.
The Utah Senate on Feb. 25 approved House Bill 265, the Child Welfare Reform Act, sending the comprehensive package back to the House after a unanimous 28–0 recorded vote.
Senator Reese, who carried the bill on the floor, said the legislation establishes what he called “a due process for both the parents and children” and described a suite of changes to the juvenile court and the Division of Family Services, including creation of a redesigned Board of Children and Family Services and…
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