2026 Regular Session
HB1490
Family Investment Program - Temporary Cash Assistance - Good Cause and Adequate Reason Exceptions
Prohibiting the Department of Human Services from denying an application or reducing or terminating temporary cash assistance from an individual if the individual has good cause or an adequate reason for noncooperation with child support; defining "good cause" as circumstances in which cooperation with child support may be against the best interest of the child; requiring the Family Investment Program to determine that there is good cause for noncooperation with child support using certain criteria; etc.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
March 18, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
103 yea–30 nay · 2 not voting · 6 absent
April 13, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
35 yea–12 nay
Committee referrals
March 19, 2026 · Senate
Finance
February 13, 2026 · House
Appropriations
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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House Approved by the Governor - Chapter 763
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House Returned Passed
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Senate Third Reading Passed (35-12) View roll call
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Senate Second Reading Passed
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Senate Favorable Adopted
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Senate Favorable Report by Finance
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Senate Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
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Senate Referred Finance
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House Third Reading Passed (103-30) View roll call
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House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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House Floor Amendment {553127/1 (Delegate Shetty) Adopted
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House Favorable Adopted
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House Favorable Report by Appropriations
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House Hearing 3/11 at 1:35 p.m.
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House Hearing canceled
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House Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
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House First Reading Appropriations