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2004 SESSION

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HB 420 Child abuse or neglect; development of multidisciplinary consultation teams.

Introduced by: Vivian E. Watts | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Child abuse and neglect; multidisciplinary investigation teams. Enables local social services departments to develop multidisciplinary teams to provide consultation to the local department during the investigation of selected cases involving child abuse or neglect and make recommendations regarding the prosecution of such cases. The teams may include members of the medical, mental health, legal and law-enforcement professions, including the attorney for the Commonwealth or his designee, a local child-protective services representative, and the guardian ad litem or other court-appointed advocate for the child. The bill also contains provisions regarding the confidentiality of information exchanged during such consultation. This bill is identical to SB 429.

FULL TEXT

• 01/14/04  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/13/04 045142544  pdf | impact statement
• 01/26/04  House: Printed as engrossed 045142544-E  pdf | impact statement
• 03/15/04  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB420ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/12/04  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0220)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/14/04  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/13/04 045142544
• 01/14/04  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 01/22/04  House: Reported from H. W. I. w/amendments (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/23/04  House: Read first time
• 01/26/04  House: Read second time
• 01/26/04  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 01/26/04  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB420E
• 01/26/04  House: Printed as engrossed 045142544-E
• 01/27/04  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 01/27/04  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 01/27/04  House: Communicated to Senate
• 01/28/04  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 01/28/04  Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
• 02/20/04  Senate: Reported from R. & S. S. (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/04  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/04  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/04  Senate: Read third time
• 02/24/04  Senate: Passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/04  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (38-Y 0-N)
• 03/15/04  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB420ER)
• 03/15/04  House: Enrolled
• 03/15/04  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/15/04  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/29/04  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 220 (effective 7/1/04)
• 04/12/04  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0220)