Children: protection; availability of confidential records; modify. Amends sec. 7 of 1975 PA 238 (MCL 722.627).

SB 605 amends Michigan's Child Protection Law (MCL 722.627) to add "a state legislator" as an authorized recipient of confidential child abuse and neglect records. This change directly affects state legislators seeking such records, child protective services agencies handling the records, and families whose records may be disclosed. The key mechanism updates the existing list of permitted recipients to include legislators, who can now access records for legislative oversight purposes under the same confidentiality safeguards applied to other authorized entities. The bill does not alter how records are handled by existing authorized parties like courts, healthcare providers, or child welfare agencies.