2008 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 400

File Code: Family Law Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 241
Sponsored By:
Delegate Dumais
Entitled:
Child Welfare - Reports of Children at Substantial Risk of Abuse or Neglect

Synopsis:

Requiring specified professionals to notify the local department of social services or the appropriate law enforcement agency if the professionals have reason to believe that a child is at substantial risk of abuse or neglect because the child is regularly permitted to associate with a specified individual; providing specified exceptions; describing the information that is to be included in a specified report; providing for the receipt and investigation of a report that a child is at substantial risk of abuse or neglect; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occuring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
1/28
First Reading Judiciary
1/29
Hearing 2/7 at 1:00 p.m.
3/10
Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Senate Action
No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Child Abuse and Neglect
Computers -see also- Electronic Commerce; Electronic Govmnt.
Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties
Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties; Sentences; etc.
Ex-Offenders
Expungement
Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations
Human Resources, Department of
Investigations and Inquiries -see also- Crim Bckgrnd Invest.
Law Enforcement -see also- State Police, Department of
Liability -see also- Good Samaritan
Medical Examiners
Minors -see also- Age of Majority; Youth
Notices
Parole and Probation
Reports
Rules and Regulations
Safety -see also- Occupational Safety
Sexual Offenses
Social Services -see also- Welfare
Social Workers
Teachers

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Family Law
( 5-704.1 , 5-706.2 , 5-707 , 5-708 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments: None offered