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HB 7077: Child Protection [SPCC]

GENERAL BILL by Healthcare Council ; Galvano ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Altman

Child Protection [SPCC]; Authorizes DCFS to adopt rules providing for locating & recovering missing children who are involved with DCFS; requires criminal history check of persons being considered for placement of child to include search of DCFS's automated abuse information system; revises provisions relating to reporting child abuse, abandonment, or neglect to central abuse hotline to allow for reports by fax or web-based report, etc.

Effective Date: 06/30/2008 except as otherwise provided
Last Action: 6/30/2008 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2008-245
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
4/7/2008 House • Filed; Introduced -HJ 00419
4/8/2008 House • Referred to Calendar -HJ 00429
4/16/2008 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read 2nd time -HJ 00536; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00537
4/18/2008 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 00628; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00628; Passed as amended; YEAS 113 NAYS 0 -HJ 00629
4/22/2008 Senate • In Messages; Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Criminal Justice; Health and Human Services Appropriations -SJ 00779
4/23/2008 Senate • Received -SJ 00779; Withdrawn from Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Criminal Justice; Health and Human Services Appropriations -SJ 00721; Substituted for CS/CS/CS/SB 1048 -SJ 00721; Read 2nd time -SJ 00721; Amendment(s) adopted (657828, 614530, 498052, 209944, 072084) -SJ 00731
4/24/2008 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 00788; Passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 00789
4/25/2008 House • In returning messages
5/2/2008 House • Amendment(s) to Senate amendment(s) adopted -HJ 01875; Concurred in Senate amendment(s) as amended -HJ 01866, -HJ 01875; Passed as amended; YEAS 119 NAYS 0 -HJ 01875
5/2/2008 Senate • In returning messages; Concurred -SJ 01716; Passed as amended (590895); YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 01716
5/2/2008 House • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -HJ 01944
6/18/2008 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/30/2008 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2008-245