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HB 413: Child Welfare

GENERAL BILL by Byrd ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Roach

Child Welfare; Expands definition of term "harm" to include violations of certain motor vehicle laws that result in death of, or injury to, child; expands types of reports that DCF must refer to Child Protection Teams.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
Last Action: 3/14/2020 House - Died in Health and Human Services Committee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/18/2019 House • Filed
    10/30/2019 House • Referred to Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 35
    12/5/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee, 12/12/19, 9:00 am, 12 HOB
    12/12/2019 House • Favorable by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -HJ 325
    12/13/2019 House • Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 325
    1/13/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee, 01/15/20, 1:00 pm, Sumner Hall
    1/14/2020 House • Introduced -HJ 35
    1/15/2020 House • Favorable by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -HJ 391
    • Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 391
    3/14/2020 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Health and Human Services Committee

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  • HB 413, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 10/18/2019 at 4:30 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 12/13/2019 (pdf)
    Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/15/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 232 (c1) Child Welfare Book Similar Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Judiciary

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    39.01 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf)
    39.302 Protective investigations of institutional child abuse, abandonment, or neglect. Page 8 (pdf)
    39.303 Child Protection Teams and sexual abuse treatment programs; services; eligible cases. Page 8 (pdf)
    39.521 Disposition hearings; powers of disposition. Page 10 (pdf)
    39.6012 Case plan tasks; services. Page 13 (pdf)

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