Bill Summary

SB 1010 Enforcement of Protections for Minors (2026 Session)
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Sponsors
by Yarborough Co Sponsors: Grall CS Sponsors: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
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Summary
Enforcement of Protections for Minors; Providing criminal penalties for health care practitioners who willfully or actively aid or abet another in a violation of specified provisions; clarifying that a private cause of action exists to recover damages for personal injury or death resulting from a violation of a specified provision; providing that an individual may recover all economic and noneconomic damages for injuries sustained before or after turning 18 years of age which result from such violation; creating a private cause of action to recover damages against certain public employees and health care practitioners for violations of specified provisions, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2026
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committees of reference
   S Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
» S Health Policy
   S Rules
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Actions
12/23/25
SENATE
Filed
01/07/26
SENATE
Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Health Policy; Rules
01/15/26
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/20/26, 9:30 am, 301 S
01/20/26
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; 5 Yeas, 1 Nay
01/21/26
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
01/22/26
SENATE
Now in Health Policy
02/06/26
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Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Criminal Justice Estimating Impact Conference, 02/09/26, 09:00 am, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken)
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bill text & filed amendments
1010
Filed on 12/23/25
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Amendment 235940
Yarborough
Filed on 01/16/26
Replaced by CS
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1010C1
Filed on 01/21/26
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
456.074
456.52
766.318
1014.07
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