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2006 SESSION

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HB 56 Child abuse or neglect; mandatory reporting by eligibility workers; penalty.

Introduced by: William H. Fralin, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Mandatory reporting of child abuse and neglect by eligibility workers. Requires any person employed by a local department of social services who determines eligibility for public assistance to report suspected child abuse or neglect to the local department or the Department of Social Services' toll-free child abuse and neglect hotline.  The bill is effective on January 1, 2007 and the Department of Social Services must provide training to implement its provisions.

FULL TEXT

• 12/14/05  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 063321302  pdf | impact statement
• 02/11/06  House: Committee substitute printed 062482302-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 03/15/06  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB56ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/12/06  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0530)  pdf

HISTORY

• 12/14/05  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 063321302
• 12/14/05  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 01/12/06  House: Referred from Health, Welfare and Institutions by voice vote
• 01/12/06  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/10/06  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/06  House: Committee substitute printed 062482302-H1
• 02/11/06  House: Read first time
• 02/13/06  House: Read second time
• 02/13/06  House: Committee substitute agreed to 062482302-H1
• 02/13/06  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB56H1
• 02/14/06  House: Read third time and passed House (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/06  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/06  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/15/06  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/15/06  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 03/06/06  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
• 03/07/06  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/07/06  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/07/06  Senate: Read third time
• 03/07/06  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/07/06  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/15/06  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB56ER)
• 03/15/06  House: Enrolled
• 03/15/06  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/16/06  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/04/06  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 530 (effective 1/1/07)
• 04/12/06  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0530)