Bill Summary

SB 1318 Child Protection (2017 Session)
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Sponsors
by Garcia, Broxson  CS Sponsors: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
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Summary
Child Protection; (THIS BILL COMBINES S1318 & 1454) Revising the entities responsible for screening, employing, and terminating child protection team medical directors to include the Statewide Medical Director for Child Protection; requiring the Department of Health, in consultation with the Department of Children and Families, to adopt rules regarding sexual abuse treatment programs; revising provisions regarding expert testimony provided by certain entities to include criminal cases involving child abuse and neglect, dependency cases, and cases involving sexual abuse of a child, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2017
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committees of reference
   S Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
   S Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
   S Appropriations
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Actions
02/28/17
SENATE
Filed
03/14/17
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Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations
03/22/17
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On Committee agenda - Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/27/17, 1:30 pm, 401 S
03/27/17
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Favorable with CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; 6 Yeas, 0 Nays; CS combines this bill with SB 1454
03/29/17
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
03/30/17
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Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
04/13/17
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On Committee agenda - Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 04/18/17, 4:00 pm, 401 S
04/18/17
SENATE
Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; 7 Yeas, 0 Nays
04/19/17
SENATE
Now in Appropriations
04/20/17
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On Committee agenda - Appropriations, 04/25/17, 9:00 am, 412 K
04/25/17
SENATE
Favorable by Appropriations; 16 Yeas, 0 Nays
04/25/17
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
04/28/17
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/02/17
05/02/17
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Read Second Time; Substituted for HB 1269; Laid on Table, Refer to HB 1269
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bill text & filed amendments
1318
Filed on 02/28/17
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Amendment 159184 LF DE
Broxson
Filed on 03/27/17
Withdrawn
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1318C1
Filed on 03/29/17
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
39.303
39.3031
458.3175
459.0066
827.03
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