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SENATE BILL 98

File Code: Family Law
Prior Year Introduction As: SB 195/03 - JPR
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 510

Sponsored By:
Senators Kelley, Britt, Della, Exum, Gladden, Hafer, Hollinger, Hughes, Jones, Lawlah, Middleton, Garagiola, Brochin, Forehand, and Jacobs

Entitled:
Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect - Failure to Report - Penalty

Synopsis:

Making it a misdemeanor, subject to a $1,000 fine, for specified health practitioners, police officers, educators, and human service workers to fail to provide specified notice or make a specified report of suspected child abuse or neglect under specified circumstances; altering time periods for making a report of suspected abuse or neglect; and providing for a specified exception.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
1/19
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
1/21
Hearing 1/27 at 1:00 p.m.
2/9
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
2/10
Favorable with Amendments
Laid Over (Senator Harris) Adopted
2/11
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Harris)
Special Order after Third Reading calendar (Senator Harris) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Senator Harris) Adopted (46-0)
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2/13
Motion Re-referred (Senator Frosh) Adopted
Re-referred Judicial Proceedings
House Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Gwendolyn Britt, District 47
Senator Jim Brochin, District 42
Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 46
Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
Senator John J. Hafer, District 1
Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11
Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40
Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34
Senator Verna L. Jones, District 44
Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
Senator Thomas McLain Middleton, District 28

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CHILD ABUSE
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPARTMENT OF
NOTICES
PENALTIES
REPORTS
SOCIAL WORKERS
TEACHERS

Bill affects the following Statute:

Family Law
( 5-704 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (RTF / PDF), Third Reading (RTF / PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (WORD / PDF)

Amendments:
Senate
Number: 408075/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: February 11, 2004   at: 10:26 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 493526/02 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: February 11, 2004   at: 10:39 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
Senate
February 11, 2004: Floor Amendment (Harris) {493526/2 Adopted (46-0)


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