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S0438Introduced in the Senate

Child Welfare

Failed

Introduced by Tom Leek, District 7

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

Providing a rebuttable presumption of detriment to a child under certain circumstances; requiring that certain visitation or contact be supervised by a person who has received certain training; requiring that a shelter hearing take place within a specified period under certain circumstances; requiring that certain children placed in a shelter be referred to a provider of trauma-informed therapeutic services, etc.

Where it stands

Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

March 13, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

No recorded vote is available for this bill yet.

Bill history

  1. Filed

  2. Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy

  3. Introduced

  4. Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

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