HB 757 (2013) -  Mandatory Reports of Child Abuse

General Bill by Hood (CO-SPONSORS) Campbell; Edwards-Walpole; Van Zant
Mandatory Reports of Child Abuse: Provides that an officer or employee of law enforcement agency is not required to provide notice to DCF of reasonable cause to suspect child abuse by an adult other than parent, legal custodian, caregiver or other person responsible for child's welfare, when incident under investigation by law enforcement agency was reported to law enforcement by Central Abuse Hotline; provides that hotline is not required to electronically transfer calls & reports received pursuant to specified provisions to county sheriff's office if matter was initially reported to DCF by sheriff's office or another law enforcement agency; provides applicability.
Effective Date: July 1, 2013
Last Event: 05/03/13 S Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7129 (Ch. 2013-219) on Friday, May 3, 2013 7:16 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Senate Referrals

  • Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
  • Criminal Justice
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
  • Appropriations

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: SB 1162 Subject: Mandatory Reports of Child Abuse Relationship: Identical
Bill #: CS/HB 7129 Subject: Residential Services for Children Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Judiciary Committee 4/3/2013 1:41:21 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Judiciary Committee 3/26/2013 6:33:12 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Healthy Families Subcommittee 3/18/2013 8:06:02 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Healthy Families Subcommittee 3/15/2013 6:07:57 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee 3/12/2013 4:01:44 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee 3/8/2013 6:11:48 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: House Date: 04/17/2013 12:34 PM   Yeas: 118 Nays: 0 Action: Passage Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 132] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7129 (Ch. 2013-219) Time: 05/03/2013 - 7:16 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Received -SJ 505 Time: 04/23/2013 - 4:24 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Criminal Justice; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 505 Time: 04/18/2013 - 6:42 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S In Messages Time: 04/18/2013 - 5:08 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 04/18/2013 - 5:02 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Passed; YEAS 118, NAYS 0 Time: 04/17/2013 - 12:34 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Passage on third reading Time: 04/17/2013 - 12:34 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 04/17/2013 - 12:34 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 04/17/2013 - 12:33 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/17/2013) Time: 04/15/2013 - 6:12 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 04/03/2013 - 1:46 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill released to House Calendar Time: 04/03/2013 - 1:46 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Judiciary Committee Time: 04/03/2013 - 1:46 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Judiciary Committee Time: 04/03/2013 - 11:30 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Added to Judiciary Committee agenda Time: 04/01/2013 - 4:15 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Added to Judiciary Committee agenda Time: 03/26/2013 - 4:20 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Now in Judiciary Committee Time: 03/18/2013 - 8:04 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Healthy Families Subcommittee Time: 03/18/2013 - 8:04 PM Member: Committee: Healthy Families Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Healthy Families Subcommittee Time: 03/18/2013 - 6:00 PM Member: Committee: Healthy Families Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Added to Healthy Families Subcommittee agenda Time: 03/14/2013 - 4:05 PM Member: Committee: Healthy Families Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Now in Healthy Families Subcommittee Time: 03/12/2013 - 4:01 PM Member: Committee: Healthy Families Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee Time: 03/12/2013 - 4:01 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee Time: 03/12/2013 - 12:00 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda Time: 03/08/2013 - 4:09 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/05/2013 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee Time: 02/20/2013 - 2:54 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee Time: 02/20/2013 - 2:54 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Healthy Families Subcommittee Time: 02/20/2013 - 2:54 PM Member: Committee: Healthy Families Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee Time: 02/20/2013 - 2:54 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 02/13/2013 - 9:17 AM Member: Hood Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
39.201 CS/SB 690, SB 1162, HB 7069, CS/HB 7129