H918 - Expedite Permanency/DHHS Report SNAP/TANF. (Ratified)

Overview: House Bill 918 would have amended various abuse, neglect, and dependency laws to do the following:

• Ensured the safety of children in out-of-home placements.
• Expedited permanency planning hearings for children who have been removed from the home.
• Created a presumption that foster parents with whom a child has lived continuously for nine months are deemed nonrelative kin.
• Created an aggravating circumstance for the exposure of unlawful controlled substances in utero or controlled substances in violation of the law in utero.
• Required the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Division of Social Services (DSS) to report annually on certain expenditures for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program.

House Bill 918 was ratified on June 25, 2020, and was vetoed by the Governor on July 2, 2020.