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SB 304: Child Abuse Investigations

GENERAL BILL by Sharief

Child Abuse Investigations; Citing this act as "Patterson's Law"; requiring child protective investigators to inform subjects of their investigations of the right to request specified examinations of the alleged victim; authorizing an alleged perpetrator of child abuse to request specified examinations of the alleged victim under certain circumstances; prohibiting the request for or use of such examinations to obtain a second opinion on whether an alleged victim has been sexually abused, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
 Last Action: 2/3/2025 Senate - Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Rules
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/17/2025 Senate • Filed
2/3/2025 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Rules