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CS/SB 7078: Child Welfare

GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Policy ; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

Child Welfare; Authorizing critical incident rapid response teams to review cases of child deaths occurring during an open investigation; requiring case staffing when medical neglect is substantiated; requiring an epidemiological child abuse death assessment and prevention system; providing intent for the operation of and interaction between the state and local death review committees, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2015
Last Action: 5/22/2015 - Chapter No. 2015-79
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Fiscal Policy (FP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/30/2015 Senate • Submitted for consideration by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
• On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 04/02/15, 11:30 am, 301 Senate Office Building -- Submitted as Committee Bill; YEAS 5 NAYS 0
4/3/2015 Senate • Filed
4/9/2015 Senate • Referred to Fiscal Policy -SJ 378
4/13/2015 Senate • Introduced -SJ 378
4/15/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/20/15, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
4/20/2015 Senate • CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 425
4/21/2015 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 425
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/15
• CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time -SJ 439
4/23/2015 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 524
• Amendment(s) adopted (165228, 315116, 725524) -SJ 524
• Ordered engrossed -SJ 526
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/24/2015 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 618
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 618
4/24/2015 House • In Messages
4/27/2015 House • Referred to Calendar -HJ 873
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/28/15
• Received -HJ 872
4/28/2015 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 903
• Substituted for CS/HB 7121 -HJ 903
• Amendment(s) adopted (525329, 597643, 756353) -HJ 903
• Amendment(s) failed (555083) -HJ 904
• Read 3rd time -HJ 904
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 116 NAYS 1 -HJ 904
4/28/2015 Senate • In returning messages
4/29/2015 Senate • Concurred in 3 amendment(s) (525329, 597643, 756353) -SJ 758
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 760
• Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 760
5/7/2015 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
5/21/2015 • Approved by Governor
5/22/2015 • Chapter No. 2015-79