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
Last Action: 2/3/2025 Senate - Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Rules
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
- Judiciary (JU)
- 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
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SB 304, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/17/2025 at 1:22 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 511 Child Abuse Investigations Bartleman Identical Last Action: 2/19/2025 H Now in Human Services Subcommittee 
Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 39.301 Initiation of protective investigations. Page 1 (pdf) 39.304 Photographs, medical examinations, X rays, and medical treatment of abused, abandoned, or neglected child. Page 2 (pdf)