Bill Summary

SB 304 Specific Medical Diagnoses in Child Protective Investigations (2025 Session)
Specific Medical Diagnoses in Child Protective Investigations; Providing an exception to the requirement that the Department of Children and Families immediately forward certain allegations to a law enforcement agency; requiring Child Protection Teams to consult with a licensed physician or advanced practice registered nurse when evaluating certain reports; authorizing, under a certain circumstance, a parent or legal custodian from whom a child was removed to request specified examinations of the child, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2025
01/17/25
SENATE
Filed
02/03/25
SENATE
Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Rules
03/07/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/12/25, 8:30 am, 301 S
03/12/25
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; 5 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/13/25
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
03/14/25
SENATE
Now in Judiciary
03/20/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Judiciary, 03/25/25, 4:00 pm, 110 S
03/25/25
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Judiciary; 11 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/26/25
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C2) Filed
03/26/25
SENATE
Now in Rules
03/27/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Rules, 04/01/25, 9:00 am, 412 K
04/01/25
SENATE
Favorable by Rules; 25 Yeas, 0 Nays
04/01/25
SENATE
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
04/03/25
SENATE
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/25
04/09/25
SENATE
Read Second Time; Amendment Adopted (118860); Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 37 Yeas / 0 Nays); Immediately certified
04/09/25
SENATE
Engrossed Text (E1) Filed
04/09/25
HOUSE 
In Messages
0304
Filed on 01/17/25
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Amendment 826378 DE
Filed on 03/11/25
Replaced by CS
0304C1
Filed on 03/13/25
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Amendment 788916
Filed on 03/24/25
Replaced by Substitute Amendment
Amendment 730156 SA
Filed on 03/25/25
Replaced by CS
0304C2
Filed on 03/26/25
PDF
Amendment 118860
Filed on 04/07/25
Adopted on 2nd Reading
0304E1
Filed on 04/09/25
PDF
No amendments to this bill text filed.
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39.303
39.304
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