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HB21-1272

Supporting The Child Protection Ombudsman

Type Bill
Session 2021 Regular Session
Subjects
Children & Domestic Matters

concerning child protections.

Bill Summary:



The act exempts an employee or person acting on behalf of the office of the child protection ombudsman (ombudsman) from testifying in a civil or criminal proceeding in which the ombudsman is not a legal party. The act prohibits information, documents, and reports requested and reviewed by the ombudsman from being subpoenaed in a civil or criminal proceeding in which the ombudsman is not a legal party.

The act authorizes the ombudsman to receive information, records, or documents related to an incident of egregious abuse or neglect, near fatality, or fatality of a child during the course of an investigation of a complaint. The department of public health and environment's child fatality prevention review team shall provide the ombudsman the nonidentifying case review findings and recommendations related to an investigation of a complaint. The department of human services' child fatality review team shall provide the ombudsman the final confidential, case-specific review report related to an investigation of a complaint. If electronic copies are not available, the ombudsman shall access, review, and receive copies of documents without cost to the ombudsman.

(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Status

Became Law

Introduced

Passed

Became Law

Related Documents & Information

Date Version Documents
06/24/2021 Signed Act PDF
06/21/2021 Final Act PDF
05/14/2021 Rerevised PDF
05/13/2021 Revised PDF
04/29/2021 Reengrossed PDF
04/28/2021 Engrossed PDF
04/12/2021 Introduced PDF
Date Version Documents
05/11/2021 PA2 PDF
04/26/2021 PA1 PDF
Date Version Documents
08/24/2021 FN2 PDF
04/22/2021 FN1 PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment C). The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer House Bill 21-1272, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 6-0. Vote summary
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment D) The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer House Bill 21-1272, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 13-0. Vote summary
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
05/21/2021 Senate Amendments REPASS
55
AYE
7
NO
3
OTHER
Vote record
05/21/2021 Senate Amendments CONCUR
61
AYE
1
NO
3
OTHER
Vote record
04/29/2021 Third Reading BILL
53
AYE
10
NO
2
OTHER
Vote record
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
05/14/2021 Third Reading BILL
31
AYE
3
NO
1
OTHER
Vote record
Date Amendment Number Committee/ Floor Hearing Status Documents
05/10/2021 L.003 SEN Health & Human Services Passed [*] PDF
04/28/2021 L.002 Second Reading Passed [**] PDF
04/23/2021 L.001 HOU Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services Passed [*] PDF
Date Location Action
06/24/2021 Governor Governor Signed
06/21/2021 Governor Sent to the Governor
06/21/2021 House Signed by the Speaker of the House
06/21/2021 Senate Signed by the President of the Senate
05/21/2021 Senate House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
05/17/2021 Senate House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
05/14/2021 Senate Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
05/13/2021 Senate Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee
05/10/2021 Senate Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
04/30/2021 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services
04/29/2021 House House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/28/2021 House House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
04/23/2021 House House Committee on Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
04/12/2021 House Introduced In House - Assigned to Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services
Effective Date Chapter # Title Documents
06/24/2021 324 Supporting The Child Protection Ombudsman PDF