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Committee reports child-welfare accountability bill to floor after bipartisan remarks
Children Committee (legislative) · March 5, 2026
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Summary
Representative Paris said substitute language for HB 5004 would create parity in maintenance stipends for foster, fictive-care and grandparent caregivers; the committee voted JFS to the floor with members noting it remains a work in progress.
The committee voted to send HB 5004, concerning child welfare accountability and transparency, to the floor after sponsor Representative Paris described substitute changes designed to create parity for foster, fictive-care and grandparent caregivers.
Sponsor remarks: Representative Paris said the…
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