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CS/CS/SB 128: Child Abuse

GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Bean

Child Abuse; Expanding the list of incidents or injuries that constitute harm to a child’s health or welfare to include incidents or injuries resulting from violations of child restraint and seatbelt requirements; requiring the central abuse hotline to accept certain reports or calls for investigation for children who do not live in this state; expanding the types of reports that the department must refer to Child Protection Teams, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2019
Last Action: 5/3/2019 Senate - Died in Infrastructure and Security, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7099 (Ch. 2019-142)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  3. Infrastructure and Security (IS)
  4. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/5/2018 Senate • Filed
    1/10/2019 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Criminal Justice; Infrastructure and Security; Appropriations -SJ 42
    2/12/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 02/19/19, 12:30 pm, 301 Senate Building
    2/19/2019 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 159
    2/20/2019 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    2/22/2019 Senate • Now in Criminal Justice
    2/25/2019 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/04/19, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
    3/4/2019 Senate • CS/CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 3 NAYS 2 -SJ 159
    3/5/2019 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Introduced -SJ 42
    • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 150
    3/7/2019 Senate • Now in Infrastructure and Security
    • CS/CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 188
    5/3/2019 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Infrastructure and Security, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7099 (Ch. 2019-142)

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  • CS/CS/SB 128, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/5/2019 at 8:11 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 179 Child Abuse Byrd Similar Last Action: 5/3/2019 H Died in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7099 (Ch. 2019-142)
    H 7099 (er) Child Welfare Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 6/26/2019 Chapter No. 2019-142, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2502 (Ch. 2019-116)
    S 1650 (c2) Child Welfare Albritton Compare Last Action: 4/29/2019 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7099 (Ch. 2019-142), SB 2502 (Ch. 2019-116) -SJ 598

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    39.01 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf)
    39.201 Mandatory reports of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect; mandatory reports of death; central abuse hotline. Page 2 (pdf)
    39.303 Child protection teams and sexual abuse treatment programs; services; eligible cases. Page 2 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 128, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/20/2019 at 3:07 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 3/1/2019 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 3/4/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 179 Child Abuse Byrd Similar Last Action: 5/3/2019 H Died in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7099 (Ch. 2019-142)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    877828 - Title Amendment
    In title, delete line 14 and insert:
    Criminal Justice
    (Bean)
    3/1/2019
    12:43 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/4/2019
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/4/2019 1:00 PM Criminal Justice 3 Yeas - 2 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    39.01 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf)
    39.201 Mandatory reports of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect; mandatory reports of death; central abuse hotline. Page 2 (pdf)
    39.303 Child protection teams and sexual abuse treatment programs; services; eligible cases. Page 2 (pdf)

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  • SB 128, Original Filed Version Posted 12/5/2018 at 12:26 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 2/18/2019 (pdf)
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) 2/20/2019 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 179 Child Abuse Byrd Similar Last Action: 5/3/2019 H Died in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7099 (Ch. 2019-142)

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    758260 - Amendment
    Delete line 24 and insert:
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    (Bean)
    2/18/2019
    12:32 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/19/2019
    Web Page
    PDF
    169400 - Amendment
    Between lines 47 and 48 insert:
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    (Bean)
    2/18/2019
    12:32 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/19/2019
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/19/2019 12:30 PM Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 6 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    39.01 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf)
    39.201 Mandatory reports of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect; mandatory reports of death; central abuse hotline. Page 1 (pdf)
    39.303 Child protection teams and sexual abuse treatment programs; services; eligible cases. Page 2 (pdf)

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