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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

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  • 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

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  • CS/CS/HB 1271, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/15/2008 at 11:32 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Policy & Budget Council (Post-Meeting) (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    S 2644 (c2) Care of Children [SPCC] Storms Identical Last Action: 5/2/2008 S Died in Committee on Health and Human Services Appropriations
    Location:

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/18/2008 11:08 PM House 41 Yeas - 69 Nays
    4/18/2008 11:27 PM House 107 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (13)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    39.201 Mandatory reports of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect; mandatory reports of death; central abuse hotline.
    39.202 Confidentiality of reports and records in cases of child abuse or neglect.
    39.301 Initiation of protective investigations.
    39.304 Photographs, medical examinations, X rays, and medical treatment of abused, abandoned, or neglected child.
    39.402 Placement in a shelter.
    39.502 Notice, process, and service.
    39.506 Arraignment hearings.
    39.5085 Relative Caregiver Program.
    39.6011 Case plan development.
    39.6013 Case plan amendments.
    39.701 Judicial review.
    39.823 Guardian advocates for drug dependent newborns.
    683.10 Grandmother's Day.

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  • CS/HB 1271, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 4/11/2008 at 10:10 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Healthcare Council (Post-Meeting) (pdf)
    Policy & Budget Council (Post-Meeting) (pdf)

    Citations - Statutes (12)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    39.201 Mandatory reports of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect; mandatory reports of death; central abuse hotline.
    39.202 Confidentiality of reports and records in cases of child abuse or neglect.
    39.301 Initiation of protective investigations.
    39.304 Photographs, medical examinations, X rays, and medical treatment of abused, abandoned, or neglected child.
    39.402 Placement in a shelter.
    39.502 Notice, process, and service.
    39.506 Arraignment hearings.
    39.5085 Relative Caregiver Program.
    39.6011 Case plan development.
    39.6013 Case plan amendments.
    39.701 Judicial review.
    683.10 Grandmother's Day.

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  • HB 1271, Original Filed Version Posted 2/29/2008 at 11:04 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Healthcare Council (Post-Meeting) (pdf)
    Committee on Healthy Families (Post-Meeting) (pdf)
    Committee on Healthy Families (Post-Meeting) (pdf)

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    39.202 Confidentiality of reports and records in cases of child abuse or neglect.
    39.304 Photographs, medical examinations, X rays, and medical treatment of abused, abandoned, or neglected child.

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