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SB 826: Child Protection Teams

GENERAL BILL by Baxley ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Harrell

Child Protection Teams; Revising the definition of the term “officer, employee, or agent” as it applies to immunity from personal liability in certain actions to include any member of a Child Protection Team established by the Department of Health in certain circumstances, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
 Last Action: 4/21/2021 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 871 (Ch. 2021-147) -SJ 559
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/26/2021 Senate • Filed
    2/4/2021 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 96
    3/2/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 96
    3/4/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/09/21, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
    3/9/2021 Senate • Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 238
    3/10/2021 Senate • Now in Judiciary
    3/24/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/29/21, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    3/29/2021 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 324
    3/30/2021 Senate • Now in Rules
    4/13/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/16/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/15/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/20/21, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/16/2021 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -SJ 472
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/21/21 -SJ 559
    4/21/2021 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 559
    • Substituted HB 871 -SJ 559
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 871 (Ch. 2021-147) -SJ 559

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  • SB 826, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/26/2021 at 2:14 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 3/10/2021 (pdf)
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) 3/10/2021 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 3/26/2021 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 3/29/2021 (pdf)
    Rules (Pre-Meeting) 4/15/2021 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/16/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 871 (er) Sovereign Immunity for Child Protection Teams Snyder Identical Last Action: 6/23/2021 Chapter No. 2021-147 Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (3)

    Date Committee Result
    3/9/2021 3:30 PM Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 8 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/29/2021 3:30 PM Judiciary 11 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/16/2021 9:00 AM Rules View Vote Record

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    768.28 Waiver of sovereign immunity in tort actions; recovery limits; limitation on attorney fees; statute of limitations; exclusions; indemnification; risk management programs. Page 1 (pdf)

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