HB 179 (2019) -  Child Abuse

General Bill by Byrd
Child Abuse: Expands definition of term "harm" to include violations of motor vehicle child restraint laws that result in injury or death of child; requires central abuse hotline to accept certain reports or calls for investigation of children who do not live in this state or country; requires DCF to report certain cases involving children who do not live in this state or country & children who are injured or die from being improperly restrained in motor vehicle to Child Protection Teams.
Effective Date: July 1, 2019
Last Event: Died in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7099 (Ch. 2019-142) on Friday, May 3, 2019 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 128 Subject: Child Abuse Relationship: Similar
Bill #: CS/HB 7099 Subject: Child Welfare Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 1650 Subject: Child Welfare Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee 3/8/2019 9:32:05 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee 3/4/2019 7:23:12 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7099 (Ch. 2019-142) Time: 05/03/2019 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 05/03/2019 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee Time: 03/08/2019 - 9:32 AM Member: Committee: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee Time: 03/08/2019 - 9:32 AM Member: Committee: Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee Time: 03/06/2019 - 11:53 AM Member: Committee: Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/05/2019 - 11:28 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Added to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee agenda Time: 03/04/2019 - 5:13 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Removed from Meeting Agenda of Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee Time: 03/04/2019 - 5:13 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Added to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee agenda Time: 03/04/2019 - 4:07 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Now in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee Time: 01/16/2019 - 3:42 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Health & Human Services Committee Time: 01/16/2019 - 3:42 PM Member: Committee: Health & Human Services Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee Time: 01/16/2019 - 3:42 PM Member: Committee: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee Time: 01/16/2019 - 3:42 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 01/08/2019 - 8:08 AM Member: Byrd Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
39.01 SB 4, CS/CS/SB 128, CS/CS/CS/HB 821, CS/CS/HB 899, CS/SB 1214, SB 1396, CS/CS/SB 1650, HB 7041, CS/HB 7099
39.201 CS/CS/SB 128, CS/CS/CS/SB 318*, CS/CS/HB 601*, CS/SB 1214, HB 1305, CS/SB 1492, SB 1604, CS/CS/SB 1650, CS/HB 7099
39.302 CS/CS/HB 899, CS/SB 1214, SB 1396, CS/CS/SB 1650*
39.303 SB 4, CS/CS/SB 128, CS/CS/CS/HB 821, CS/CS/SB 1650, HB 7041, CS/HB 7099
39.521 SB 4, CS/SB 262, CS/CS/HB 421, CS/CS/HB 899, SB 1396, CS/CS/SB 1650*, HB 7041
39.6012 CS/SB 262, CS/CS/HB 421, CS/CS/HB 899, SB 1396, CS/CS/SB 1650*

(*) Not the latest version