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House Bill 5214





Legislative Session: 2026(RS)
LAST ACTION: Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
SUMMARY: Relating to drug testing of parents who have had abuse and/or neglect claims substantiated against them prior to reunification.
LEAD SPONSOR: Heckert
SPONSORS:
BILL TEXT:
Bill Definitions 		Enrolled Committee Substitute - html | pdf | docx
Engrossed Committee Substitute - html | pdf | docx
Committee Substitute - html | pdf | docx
Introduced Version - html | pdf | docx
CODE AFFECTED:
 §49—4—604 (Amended Code)
FLOOR AMENDMENTS:
Floor Amend. Definitions 		hb5214 hfat mcgeehan 3-14.htm
hb5214 hfat mcgeehan 3-14 adopted.htm
hb5214 hfa mcgeehan 3-14 _1.htm
hb5214 hfa mcgeehan 3-14 _1 adopted.htm
hb5214 hfat akers 2-23.htm
hb5214 hfat akers 2-23 adopted.htm
COM. AMENDMENTS:
Com. Amend. Definitions 		hb5214 s jud amt _1 3-11 adopted.htm
hb5214 s jud amt _1 3-11.htm
hb5214 s hhr am _ 3-4.htm
hb5214 s hhr am _ 3-4 adopted.htm
ROLL CALL VOTES: House - Passed House (Roll No. 167)
Senate - Passed Senate (Roll No. 562)
House - House concurred in Senate amendment with amendment and title amendment (Roll No. 646)
Senate - Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 693)

ACTIONS:
Chamber Description Date Journal Page
Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
H Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 04/01/26
H Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - House Journal 03/14/26
S Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - Senate Journal 03/14/26 395
H To Governor 3/25/26 03/25/26
S To Governor 3/25/2026 - Senate Journal 03/14/26 372
S Completed legislative action 03/14/26
S Communicated to House 03/14/26 229
S Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 693) 03/14/26 223-229
S House Message received 03/14/26 223
H Communicated to Senate 03/14/26
H House concurred in Senate amendment with amendment and title amendment (Roll No. 646) 03/14/26
H House received Senate message 03/14/26
S Senate requests House to concur 03/13/26 69
S Judiciary com. title amendment adopted 03/13/26 69
S Passed Senate (Roll No. 562) 03/13/26 69
S HHR com. amendment adopted (Voice vote) 03/13/26 63-69
S Read 3rd time 03/13/26 63
S On 3rd reading with right to amend 03/13/26
S Read 2nd time 03/12/26 5
S Immediate consideration 03/12/26 5
S Reported do pass, with title amend., and as amended by HHR 03/12/26 5
S On 2nd reading, rereferred to Judiciary 03/11/26 112
S Read 1st time 03/11/26 112
S Immediate consideration 03/11/26 112
S Without recommendation, but first rereferred to Judiciary 03/11/26 112
S To Judiciary 03/06/26 16
S Reported do pass, with amendment, but first to Judiciary 03/06/26 16
S To Health and Human Resources 02/24/26 5
S To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary 02/24/26
S Introduced in Senate 02/24/26 4
H Communicated to Senate 02/23/26
H Title amendment adopted (Voice vote) 02/23/26
H Passed House (Roll No. 167) 02/23/26
H Read 3rd time 02/23/26
H On 3rd reading, Special Calendar 02/23/26
H Read 2nd time 02/20/26
H On 2nd reading, Special Calendar 02/20/26
H Read 1st time 02/19/26
H On 1st reading, Special Calendar 02/19/26
H By substitute, do pass 02/18/26
H Markup Discussion 02/13/26
H To House Judiciary 02/12/26
H To House Courts 02/11/26
H To House Judiciary 02/05/26
H Introduced in House 02/05/26
H To Judiciary 02/05/26
H Filed for introduction 02/05/26

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