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CS/CS/HB 1271: Care of Children

GENERAL BILL by Policy & Budget Council ; Healthcare Council ; Thompson, N. ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Altman ; Ambler ; Glorioso ; Legg ; Nehr ; Planas ; Sachs ; Zapata

Care of Children; Creates "Zahid Jones, Jr., Give Grandparents & Other Relatives a Voice Act"; provides for DCFS to analyze certain unaccepted reports to central abuse hotline; requires information to be provided to reporter; expands access to certain confidential reports of child abuse or neglect to include physicians, psychologists, & mental health professionals, etc.

Effective Date: 07/01/2008
Last Action: 5/2/2008 Senate - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/29/2008 House • Filed
3/4/2008 House • Introduced -HJ 00103
3/7/2008 House • Referred to Healthcare Council; Policy & Budget Council -HJ 00219
3/13/2008 House • Referred to Healthy Families (HC) by Healthcare Council -HJ 00288
3/14/2008 House • On Committee agenda-- Healthy Families (HC), 03/18/08, 9:00 am, 12-H
3/18/2008 House • Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Healthy Families (HC); YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -HJ 00300; Now in Healthcare Council -HJ 00300
3/28/2008 House • On Council agenda-- Healthcare Council, 04/01/08, 8:00 am, Morris Hall
4/1/2008 House • CS by Healthcare Council; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -HJ 00501
4/11/2008 House • CS read 1st time on 04/11/08 -HJ 00499; CS filed
4/14/2008 House • Now in Policy & Budget Council -HJ 00514; On Council agenda-- Policy & Budget Council, 04/15/08, 9:00 am, 212-K
4/15/2008 House • CS/CS by- Policy & Budget Council; YEAS 34 NAYS 0 -HJ 00527; CS read 1st time on 04/15/08 -HJ 00524; CS filed; Placed on Calendar -HJ 00525
4/17/2008 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read 2nd time -HJ 00581
4/18/2008 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 00658; CS passed; YEAS 107 NAYS 0 -HJ 00658
4/22/2008 Senate • In Messages
5/2/2008 Senate • Died in Messages