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CS/HB 3197: Child Protection Act

GENERAL BILL by Governmental Operations ; Wise ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bainter

Child Protection Act; creates said act; specifies circumstances under which agent of CFS Dept. or law enforcement officer may take child into protective custody without court order; requires that court conduct emergency hearing within specified period after child is taken into custody; provides civil cause of action for person falsely named as perpetrator against person who knowingly & willfully made false report, etc. Amends FS.

Effective Date: Contingent
Last Action: 5/1/1998 House - Died on Governmental Responsibility Council Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare bill(s) passed, refer to HB 1019 (Ch. 98-403)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/14/1997 House • Prefiled
2/16/1998 House • Referred to Governmental Operations (GRC)
3/3/1998 House • Introduced, referred to Governmental Operations (GRC) -HJ 00017
3/6/1998 House • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Operations (GRC), 03/12/98, 1:30 pm, 413C
3/12/1998 House • Comm. Action:-CS by Governmental Operations (GRC) -HJ 00360
3/25/1998 House • CS read first time on 03/25/98 -HJ 00358; In Governmental Responsibility Council, pending ranking -HJ 00360
4/8/1998 House • Placed on Governmental Responsibility Council Calendar -HJ 00500
5/1/1998 House • Died on Governmental Responsibility Council Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare bill(s) passed, refer to HB 1019 (Ch. 98-403)