HB 21-1272 CO

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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.)

• Lisa Cutter Democratic · primary
• Mary Bradfield Republican · primary
• Jessie Danielson Democratic · primary

1. Jun 24, 2021 Governor Signed · executive
2. Jun 21, 2021 Sent to the Governor · executive
3. Jun 21, 2021 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
4. Jun 21, 2021 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
5. May 21, 2021 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · lower
6. May 17, 2021 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily · lower
7. May 14, 2021 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
8. May 13, 2021 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee · upper
9. May 10, 2021 Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
10. Apr 30, 2021 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services · upper
11. Apr 29, 2021 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
12. Apr 28, 2021 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · lower
13. Apr 23, 2021 House Committee on Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
14. Apr 12, 2021 Introduced In House - Assigned to Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services · lower

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Signed Act (06/24/2021) · PDF
• Final Act (06/21/2021) · PDF
• Rerevised (05/14/2021) · PDF
• Revised (05/13/2021) · PDF
• Reengrossed (04/29/2021) · PDF
• Engrossed (04/28/2021) · PDF
• Introduced (04/12/2021) · PDF
• PA2 (05/11/2021) · PDF
• PA1 (04/26/2021) · PDF
• Committee Amendment · PDF
• Amendment L.001 · PDF