File Code: Family Law
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 965
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Kelley, Conway, Currie, Della, Exum, Forehand, Gladden, Jacobs,
Jones, Lenett, Middleton, and Stone
- Entitled:
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Child Abuse and Neglect - Additional Professions and Failure to Report -
Penalty
Expanding the list of individuals who are specifically required to
notify the appropriate authorities in a specified manner 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, subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000, for specified
health practitioners, police officers, educators, medical examiners,
parole and probation agents, and human service workers to knowingly
fail to provide a specified notice; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occuring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
- 1/23
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- Hearing 2/7 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/18
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 2/19
- Favorable with Amendments
- Laid Over (Senator Zirkin) Adopted
- 2/20
- Favorable with Amendments
- Committee Amendment Adopted
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted (42-4)
- Floor Amendment (Senator Zirkin) Rejected (11-36)
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 2/22
- Third Reading Passed (35-10)
House Action
- 2/25
- First Reading Judiciary
- 3/12
- Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/3
- Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Sponsored by:
- Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
- Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
- Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25
- Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 46
- Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
- Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
- Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
- Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34
- Senator Verna L. Jones, District 44
- Senator Mike Lenett, District 19
- Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
- Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Child Abuse and Neglect
- Computers -see also- Electronic Commerce; Electronic Govmnt.
- Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties; Sentences; etc.
- Death -see also- Advance Medical Directives; Wrongful Death.
- Medical Examiners
- Notices
- Parole and Probation
- Penalties
- Reports
Bill affects the following Statute:
- Family Law
- (
5-704
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
Senate
- Number: 438470/01 Offered on: February 20, 2008 at:
10:36 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Number: 973425/01 Offered on: February 20, 2008 at:
10:56 a.m. Status: Rejected
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
- February 20, 2008: Favorable with Amendments Adopted (42-4)
- February 20, 2008: Floor Amendment (Zirkin) {973425/1 Rejected (11-36)
- February 22, 2008: Third Reading Passed (35-10)
