HB1412

Reporting of child abuse or neglect.

Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

Summary

Reporting of child abuse or neglect. Provides that an individual's duty to report suspected child abuse or neglect is may only be delegated to another person if certain conditions are met. Requires that if a report of suspected child abuse or neglect alleges that a staff member, youth coach, or volunteer of an institution, school, facility, organization, or agency is the abuser, local law enforcement shall investigate to determine whether the institution, school, facility, organization, or agency knew that the alleged abuse was happening and failed to report the alleged abuse. Allows law enforcement to consider certain facts when determining whether the institution, school, facility, organization, or agency knew about the alleged abuse. Increases the penalty for failure by a member of the staff of a public or private institution, school, facility, organization, or agency to report suspected child abuse or neglect to a Class A misdemeanor (instead of a Class B misdemeanor, under current law), and increases the penalty to a Level 6 felony if the person has a prior conviction for failure to report abuse or neglect. Makes conforming changes.

Authors

Authored by Representative CashCoauthored by Representative Olthoff

Roll Calls

2025-02-11HouseHouse - Third reading PASS

Fiscal Outlook

Title Description Date View
Fiscal NoteFiscal Note #3: House Comm Sub2025-02-11 Click To View
Fiscal NoteFiscal Note #2: House Comm Sub2025-02-10 Click To View
Fiscal NoteFiscal Note #1: House Comm Sub2025-02-06 Click To View
Committee ReportHouse Committee Report2025-02-05 Click To View
Vote SheetVote Sheet February 05, 20252025-02-05 Click To View
Fiscal NoteFiscal Note #1: House Comm Sub2025-01-30 Click To View
Committee ReportHouse Committee Report2025-01-29 Click To View
Vote SheetVote Sheet January 29, 20252025-01-29 Click To View
Fiscal NoteFiscal Note #1: Introduced2025-01-13 Click To View

History

Date Chamber Action
2025-02-12HouseReferred to the Senate
2025-02-11HouseCosponsor: Senator Dernulc
2025-02-11HouseSenate sponsors: Senators Goode, Crider, Carrasco
2025-02-11HouseThird reading: passed; Roll Call 138: yeas 91, nays 0
2025-02-11HouseRepresentatives Sweet and Garcia Wilburn added as coauthors
2025-02-10HouseSecond reading: ordered engrossed
2025-02-06HouseCommittee report: amend do pass, adopted
2025-01-30HouseRecommitted to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code pursuant to House Rule 126.3
2025-01-30HouseCommittee report: amend do pass, adopted
2025-01-13HouseFirst reading: referred to Committee on Family, Children and Human Affairs
2025-01-13HouseAuthored by Representative Cash
2025-01-13HouseCoauthored by Representative Olthoff