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HB 7061: Sheriffs Providing Child Protective Investigative Services

GENERAL BILL by Health & Human Services Committee ; Koster ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Basabe ; Mooney

Sheriffs Providing Child Protective Investigative Services; Removes provisions of law relating to sheriffs of certain counties providing child protective investigative services; requires sheriffs to transfer its CPI service functions to DCF; specifies which entity becomes custodian of files & documents; provides requirements for all grants & grant-related assets; authorizes DCF to extend private leases; authorizes DCF & sheriffs to enter into specified agreement; authorizes employees to transfer their employment to DCF; requires DCF to establish positions for such employees; provides benefits to employees who transfer their employment to DCF; requiring that the defense and indemnification of certain claims be in accordance with certain agreements, etc.

Effective Date: 1/1/2024
Last Action: 5/12/2023 - Chapter No. 2023-77
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Fiscal Policy (FP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
4/12/2023 House • Filed
4/13/2023 House • Referred to Appropriations Committee
• Now in Appropriations Committee
• Added to Appropriations Committee agenda
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
4/17/2023 House • Favorable by Appropriations Committee
• Reported out of Appropriations Committee
• Bill released to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
4/20/2023 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/25/2023)
4/25/2023 House • Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading
• Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
4/26/2023 House • Read 3rd time
• Passed; YEAS 105, NAYS 0
4/26/2023 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Fiscal Policy
• Received
5/2/2023 Senate • Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 693
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for SB 7056 -SJ 693
• Read 2nd time -SJ 693
• Amendment(s) adopted (459628) -SJ 693
• Read 3rd time -SJ 694
• Passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 694
5/2/2023 House • In Messages
5/3/2023 House • Added to Senate Message List
• Passed as amended; YEAS 116, NAYS 0
• Amendment 459628 Concur
• Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
5/9/2023 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
5/11/2023 • Approved by Governor
5/12/2023 • Chapter No. 2023-77