CHILD ABUSE-INJURY-DCFS REPORT
Summary
Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to investigate and report on cases involving a serious life-threatening injury of a child (as well as cases involving the death of a child). Makes changes concerning the information that must be contained in the Department's reports. Provides that in any case involving the death or near death of a child, when a person responsible for the child has been charged with committing a crime that results in the child's death or near death, there shall be a presumption that the best interest of the public will be served by public disclosure of certain information concerning the circumstances of the investigations of the death or near death of the child and any other investigations concerning that child or other children living in the same household. Makes other changes concerning the release of such information.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2007
Committee Review
Jun 2007
House Passage
Jun 2007
Senate Passage
May 2007
Signed into Law
Aug 2007
Introduced Mar 29, 2007
Signed Aug 24, 2007
Floor votes · Senate May 16, 2007 · House Jun 1, 2007
How they voted
46–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 47
May 16, 2007
D
Democratic29
100% Yea
R
Republican18
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
55
Key actions
11
Committee
14
Amendments
7
Aug 24, 2007
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
Jun 1, 2007
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
Jun 1, 2007
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 108-000-000
lower
May 31, 2007
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends be Adopted DCFS Oversight Committee; 005-000-000
lower
May 28, 2007
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to DCFS Oversight Committee
lower
May 17, 2007
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 17, 2007
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Thomas Holbrook
lower
May 16, 2007
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
lower
May 16, 2007
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 16, 2007
Amended
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a)
upper
May 16, 2007
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (46-0-1)
senate
May 10, 2007
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules
upper
May 10, 2007
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
upper
May 10, 2007
Upper · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Human Services; 008-000-000
upper
May 10, 2007
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
upper
May 1, 2007
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Human Services
upper
Apr 27, 2007
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 27, 2007
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.
upper
Apr 25, 2007
Committee
Assigned to Human Services
upper
Apr 20, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Mar 29, 2007
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 15, 2007
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate DCFS Oversight Committee; 008-000-000
lower
Mar 15, 2007
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in DCFS Oversight Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 15, 2007
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by DCFS Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 7, 2007
Committee
Assigned to DCFS Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 5, 2007
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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