File Code: Family Law
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 63
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates McComas, Afzali, Bates, Cluster, DeBoy, Eckardt, Elliott, Frank,
Frick, George, Glass, Glenn, Haddaway-Riccio, Howard, Jameson, A. Kelly, Kipke,
Krebs, Love, McDermott, McDonough, A. Miller, Nathan-Pulliam, Norman, B.
Robinson, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, and Washington
- Entitled:
-
Child Abuse and Neglect - Failure to Provide Notice or Report - Civil Liability
and Criminal Penalty
Adding medical examiners and parole or probation agents to the list of
individuals required to notify the appropriate authorities and make a
report if the individual, acting in a professional capacity in the
State, has reason to believe a child has been subjected to abuse or
neglect; making it a misdemeanor for specified professionals to
knowingly fail to provide a notice or make a report of suspected child
abuse under specified circumstances; providing that specified
professionals may be held civilly liable for specified damages; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
For explanation of terms
click here.
House Action
- 2/10
- First Reading Judiciary
- 2/15
- Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
- No Action
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
- Delegate Kathy Afzali, District 4A
- Delegate Gail H. Bates, District 9A
- Delegate John W. E. Cluster, Jr., District 8
- Delegate Steven J. DeBoy, Sr., District 12A
- Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
- Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
- Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
- Delegate C. William Frick, District 16
- Delegate Ron George, District 30
- Delegate Glen Glass, District 34A
- Delegate Cheryl D. Glenn, District 45
- Delegate Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio, District 37B
- Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
- Delegate Sally Jameson, District 28
- Delegate Ariana B. Kelly, District 16
- Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke, District 31
- Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
- Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
- Delegate Michael A. McDermott, District 38B
- Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
- Delegate Aruna Miller, District 15
- Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
- Delegate H. Wayne Norman, Jr., District 35A
- Delegate Barbara Robinson, District 40
- Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
- Delegate Nancy R. Stocksdale, District 5A
- Delegate Mary L. Washington, District 43
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Autopsies
- Child Abuse and Neglect
- Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties and Sentnc; etc.
- Death -see also- Advance Medical Directives; Wrongful Death.
- Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations
- 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
- Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty
- Reports
- Social Workers
- Teachers
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Courts and Judicial Proceedings
- (
5-620
)
- Family Law
- (
5-704
,
5-708
)
All documents except Roll Call Votes are
displayed in PDF format:
- Bill Text:
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal and Policy Note:
Available
- Amendments:
None offered
