CS/CS/SB 1816 (2012) -  Protection of Vulnerable Persons

General Bill by Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations and Criminal Justice and Benacquisto (CO-SPONSORS) Sachs
Protection of Vulnerable Persons: Requiring the Department of Children and Family Services to provide for web-chat and update other web-based forms for reporting child abuse, abandonment, or neglect; increasing criminal penalties for knowingly and willfully failing to report known or suspected child abuse, abandonment, or neglect, or knowingly and willfully preventing another person from doing so; requiring the department to develop and implement a program of social services and rehabilitative services for the parent or legal custodian of a child seeking assistance; providing for denial of relocation payment for a domestic violence claim if the Department of Legal Affairs has previously paid a sexual battery relocation claim to the same victim for the same incident; providing a continuing education requirement for certain teachers on identifying and reporting child abuse and neglect, etc.
Effective Date: 10/01/2012
Last Event: 03/07/12 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 1355 (Ch. 2012-155) -SJ 946 on Wednesday, March 7, 2012 1:43 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Criminal Justice
    • On agenda for: 01/31/12
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 0
  • Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations
    • On agenda for: 02/28/12 10:45 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 4   Nays 2

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/CS/HB 1355 Subject: Protection of Vulnerable Persons Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Committee Substitute 2
    • A 307998 , Benacquisto, Storms Date Filed: 03/07/12, Line#: 52 Senate: Adopted 3/7/2012 1:39:08 PM
    • AA 970682 , Storms, Benacquisto Date Filed: 03/07/12, Line#: 25 Senate: Adopted 3/7/2012 1:23:02 PM
    • A 677554 , Lynn Date Filed: 03/07/12, Line#: 251 Senate: Failed 3/7/2012 1:10:58 PM
    • A 574746 , Lynn Date Filed: 03/07/12, Line#: 251 Senate: Failed 3/7/2012 1:42:13 PM
    • A 599670 , Lynn Date Filed: 03/07/12, Line#: 260 Senate: Failed 3/7/2012 1:08:51 PM
    • A 816550 , Lynn Date Filed: 03/07/12, Line#: 260 Senate: Withdrawn 3/7/2012 1:13:44 PM
    • A 243898 , Lynn Date Filed: 03/07/12, Line#: 261 Senate: Failed 3/7/2012 1:13:17 PM
    • A 496398 , Benacquisto Date Filed: 03/06/12, Line#: 288 Senate: Adopted 3/7/2012 12:55:07 PM
    • A 836952 , Benacquisto Date Filed: 03/06/12, Line#: 307 Senate: Withdrawn 3/6/2012 7:30:33 PM
    • A 883898 , Detert Date Filed: 03/07/12, Line#: 376 Senate: Withdrawn 3/7/2012 12:56:34 PM
    • A 555238 , Benacquisto Date Filed: 03/06/12, Line#: 414 Senate: Adopted 3/7/2012 12:55:35 PM
    • A 572590 , Benacquisto Date Filed: 03/06/12, Line#: 426 Senate: Adopted 3/7/2012 12:54:39 PM
    • A 691158 , Detert Date Filed: 03/07/12, Line#: 426 Senate: Withdrawn 3/7/2012 12:56:19 PM
    • A 436900 , Thrasher Date Filed: 03/07/12, Line#: 426 Senate: Withdrawn 3/7/2012 1:39:22 PM
    • A 378328 , Detert Date Filed: 03/07/12, Line#: 426 Senate: Adopted 3/7/2012 12:54:22 PM
  • Committee Substitute 1
    • D 596294 , Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations, Bennett Date Filed: 02/27/12, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 03/02/2012 05:36 PM
    • AA 469690 , Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations, Bennett Date Filed: 02/28/12, Line#: 210 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 03/02/2012 05:36 PM
  • Original Filed Version
    • D 901394 , Criminal Justice, Hays Date Filed: 01/31/12, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 02/01/2012 11:04 AM
    • A 529782 , Criminal Justice, Hays Date Filed: 01/31/12, Line#: 205 Senate(c): Withdrawn 02/01/2012 03:56 PM
    • A 397186 , Criminal Justice, Hays Date Filed: 01/31/12, Line#: 701 Senate(c): Withdrawn 02/01/2012 03:56 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations 3/5/2012 12:01:49 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations 2/27/2012 7:35:37 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 2/1/2012 3:29:26 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 1/30/2012 3:13:39 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 1355 (Ch. 2012-155) -SJ 946 Time: 03/07/2012 - 1:43 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Substituted CS/CS/CS/HB 1355 -SJ 946 Time: 03/07/2012 - 1:43 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Amendment(s) failed (243898, 574746, 599670, 677554) -SJ 946 Time: 03/07/2012 - 1:08 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Amendment(s) adopted (307998, 378328, 496398, 555238, 572590) -SJ 946 Time: 03/07/2012 - 12:54 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 946 Time: 03/07/2012 - 12:49 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/07/12 -SJ 902 Time: 03/06/2012 - 6:32 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 809 Time: 03/05/2012 - 8:19 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 805 Time: 03/05/2012 - 3:50 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 03/05/2012 - 2:49 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Withdrawn from Budget -SJ 805 Time: 03/05/2012 - 2:47 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Now in Budget -SJ 805 Time: 03/02/2012 - 6:05 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations; YEAS 4 NAYS 2 -SJ 805 Time: 02/28/2012 - 5:32 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations, 02/28/12, 10:45 am, 37 Senate Office Building Time: 02/23/2012 - 9:15 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations Time: 02/06/2012 - 10:27 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Subreferred to Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations -SJ 328 Time: 02/06/2012 - 10:26 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Budget -SJ 314 Time: 02/02/2012 - 9:19 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time -SJ 316 Time: 02/01/2012 - 6:23 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) -SJ 314 Time: 02/01/2012 - 3:51 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 314 Time: 01/31/2012 - 6:02 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/31/12, 15 Minutes after recess of session, 37 Senate Office Building Time: 01/26/2012 - 6:24 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 237 Time: 01/17/2012 - 7:00 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Criminal Justice; Budget -SJ 237 Time: 01/17/2012 - 5:01 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/07/2012 - 11:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
39.201 CS/CS/HB 803*, CS/CS/CS/HB 1355*, CS/SB 2044
39.205 CS/CS/HB 803*, CS/CS/CS/HB 1355*, CS/SB 2044
39.309 CS/CS/CS/HB 1355*
409.1671 CS/CS/CS/HB 1355*
796.036 CS/CS/CS/HB 1355*
960.198 CS/CS/CS/HB 1355*
960.199 CS/CS/CS/HB 1355*
1012.98 CS/CS/CS/HB 1355*

(*) Not the latest version