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SB 960: Protection of Children

GENERAL BILL by Detert

Protection of Children; Requiring a statewide team of child protection investigators to respond to a child’s death or disappearance within a specified timeframe; requiring reports; requiring that the reports be posted on the Department of Children and Families' website; requiring the department to disclose the basic facts of all fatalities and near fatalities of children which result from child abuse or neglect; prohibiting certain information relating to the near fatality of a child from being released, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2014
Last Action: 5/2/2014 Senate - Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1666 (Ch. 2014-224)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/10/2014 Senate • Filed
    2/12/2014 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 77
    3/4/2014 Senate • Introduced -SJ 77
    5/2/2014 Senate • Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1666 (Ch. 2014-224)

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  • SB 960, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/10/2014 at 1:11 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (4)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1221 Protection of Children Danish Identical Last Action: 5/2/2014 H Died in Healthy Families Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1666 (Ch. 2014-224)
    Location: In committee/council (HFS)
    H 7169 (c1) Child Protection and Child Welfare Services Healthy Families Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 5/2/2014 H Died pending review of CS, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1666 (Ch. 2014-224), CS/HB 977 (Ch. 2014-166), CS/CS/HB 7141 (Ch. 2014-161)
    Location: Pending Reference Review
    S 1666 (er) Child Welfare Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Compare Last Action: 6/23/2014 Chapter No. 2014-224, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 977 (Ch. 2014-166), HB 5201 (Ch. 2014-57), CS/CS/HB 7141 (Ch. 2014-161)
    Location: Became Law
    S 1668 Child Welfare Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Compare Last Action: 5/2/2014 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 977 (Ch. 2014-166), CS/CS/HB 7141 (Ch. 2014-161), CS/SB 1666 (Ch. 2014-224)
    Location: In committee/council (AHS)

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    39.0142 Page 2 (pdf)
    39.2022 Page 2 (pdf)
    39.2023 Page 7 (pdf)

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