CS/SB 1318: Child Protection
GENERAL BILL by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Garcia ; Broxson
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
Last Action: 5/2/2017 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1269 (Ch. 2017-153) -SJ 646
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/2/2017 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1269 (Ch. 2017-153) -SJ 646
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
- Appropriations (AP)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/28/2017 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 3/14/2017 | Senate |
• Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 185 |
| 3/15/2017 | Senate |
• Introduced -SJ 185 |
| 3/22/2017 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/27/17, 1:30 pm, 401 Senate Office Building |
| 3/27/2017 | Senate |
• CS combines this bill with SB 1454 • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 257 |
| 3/29/2017 | Senate |
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 268 |
| 3/30/2017 | Senate |
• Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services -SJ 257 |
| 4/13/2017 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 04/18/17, 4:00 pm, 401 Senate Office Building |
| 4/18/2017 | Senate |
• Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 435 |
| 4/19/2017 | Senate |
• Now in Appropriations -SJ 435 |
| 4/20/2017 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/25/17, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building |
| 4/25/2017 | Senate |
• Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -SJ 442 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 442 |
| 4/28/2017 | Senate |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/02/17 |
| 5/2/2017 | Senate |
• Read 2nd time -SJ 646 • Substituted CS/HB 1269 -SJ 646 • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1269 (Ch. 2017-153) -SJ 646 |
