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2024 SESSION
HB 1542 Child abuse and neglect; mandatory reporters, statute of limitations, penalties.
Introduced by: Candi Mundon King | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Child abuse and neglect; mandatory reporters; statute of limitations; penalties. Adds aggravated sexual battery of a child and attempted rape, sodomy, aggravated sexual battery, or object sexual penetration of a child to the list of offenses for which a failure to report subjects a mandatory reporter to criminal liability. This bill incorporates HB 449.
FULL TEXT
- 01/19/24 House: Presented and ordered printed 24105852D pdf
- 02/08/24 House: Committee substitute printed 24107285D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 03/06/24 Senate: Floor substitute printed 24108920D-S1 (Surovell) pdf | impact statement
- 03/25/24 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1542ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/08/24 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0615) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/19/24 House: Presented and ordered printed 24105852D
- 01/19/24 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/30/24 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 02/02/24 House: Referred from Courts of Justice by voice vote
- 02/02/24 House: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- 02/06/24 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/24 House: Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/08/24 House: Incorporates HB449 (Obenshain)
- 02/08/24 House: Committee substitute printed 24107285D-H1
- 02/11/24 House: Read first time
- 02/12/24 House: Read second time
- 02/12/24 House: Committee substitute agreed to 24107285D-H1
- 02/12/24 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1542H1
- 02/13/24 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/24 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/14/24 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/28/24 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 03/01/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/24 Senate: Read third time
- 03/04/24 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/05/24 Senate: Read third time
- 03/05/24 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/24 Senate: Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/24 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/06/24 Senate: Read third time
- 03/06/24 Senate: Floor substitute printed 24108920D-S1 (Surovell)
- 03/06/24 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 03/06/24 Senate: Substitute by Senator Surovell agreed to 24108920D-S1
- 03/06/24 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute HB1542S1
- 03/06/24 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/24 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House 24108920D-S1 (98-Y 0--N)
- 03/07/24 House: VOTE: Adoption (98-Y 0-N)
- 03/25/24 House: Enrolled
- 03/25/24 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1542ER)
- 03/25/24 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/26/24 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/27/24 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
- 03/27/24 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 04/08/24 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 615 (effective 7/1/24)
- 04/08/24 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0615)