HB 435: Placement of Child in Certified Domestic Violence Center

GENERAL BILL by Campbell; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Driskell, Eskamani, Gottlieb, Rosenwald

Placement of Child in Certified Domestic Violence Center; Provides that certified domestic violence center may be considered placement priority for child; provides that DCF does not have to provide home study to court if placing child in certified domestic violence center; authorizes court to place child & his or her proposed legal custodian in certified domestic violence center; provides that placement of minor in certified domestic violence center constitutes at-risk placement; authorizes certified domestic violence center to serve as temporary legal residence for minor; waiving preliminary home study requirements; provides that department is not required to conduct in-person home study of certified domestic violence center; provides construction; prohibits department from compelling minor to return to previously approved residence if certain conditions are met; requires court to consider totality of circumstances & not make certain assumptions.

Current Bill Version Posted: 11/17/2025 10:47 AM

• Citations - Statute (4)

  The page numbers, when listed, for citations are constantly under review. The journals or printed bills of the respective chambers should be consulted as the official documents of the Legislature.
  
  The links for the page numbers are formatted to open the bill text PDF directly to the page containing the citation. However, if your browser is set to open PDFs in a new window, as is often the case with 64-bit browsers, the bill text will open to the first page.

  39.01	Definitions.	Page 2 (pdf)
  39.4021	Priority placement for out-of-home placements.	Page 2 (pdf)
  39.521	Disposition hearings; powers of disposition.	Page 3 (pdf)
  63.092	Report to the court of intended placement by an adoption entity; at-risk placement; preliminary study.	Page 10 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  11/17/2025	H	• Filed
  11/24/2025	H	• Referred to Human Services Subcommittee • Referred to Health Care Budget Subcommittee • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee • Now in Human Services Subcommittee
  1/13/2026	H	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  3/13/2026	H	• Died in Human Services Subcommittee