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HB 4042 — Expands the types of adverse licensing actions the Department of Human Services may take against child-caring agencies following certain findings.

Congress · introduced 2026-01-15

Digest: The Act makes changes to the regulation of CCAs and creates exceptions to some child placements limits. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.1). Expands the types of adverse licensing actions the Department of Human Services may take against child-caring agencies following certain findings. Modifies certain provisions regarding the use of restraints on children in care. Creates exceptions to certain placement limitations.

Latest action: — At Presidents Desk Upon Adjournment

Sponsors

No sponsorships on file.

Action timeline

  1. · state_lower — First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
  2. · state_lower — Referred to Behavioral Health.
  3. · state_lower — Public Hearing held.
  4. · state_lower — Work Session held.
  5. · state_lower — Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
  6. · state_lower — Second reading.
  7. · state_lower — Third reading. Carried by Kropf. Passed.
  8. · state_upper — First reading. Referred to President's desk.
  9. · state_upper — Referred to Human Services.
  10. · state_upper — Public Hearing held.
  11. · state_upper — Work Session held.
  12. · state_upper — At President's desk upon adjournment.

Text versions

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Predicted vote

Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.

0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)

By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no

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