SB 301 IN

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Establishes the interim study committee on child services (committee). Provides that the committee: (1) shall review the annual reports submitted by local child fatality review teams and by the statewide child fatality review committee and shall report to the legislative council regarding the committee's review of the reports; and (2) may make recommendations regarding changes in policy or statutes to improve child safety; in addition to reporting to the legislative council regarding any other issue assigned to the committee by the legislative council. Provides that a local child fatality committee may meet at the call of members of the local child fatality committee other than the county prosecutor for purposes of the first meeting of the local child fatality committee. Requires the summary information included in the department's annual report regarding child fatalities to indicate, with regard to a child fatality that was the result of abuse or neglect, whether the child was a ward of the department at the time of the event that led to the child's death. Requires the department to provide the annual report to the committee. Urges the legislative council to assign the following topics to the committee, or to another appropriate study committee, for study during the 2021 legislative interim: (1) Amending the Indiana Code to provide for a structured, limited, confidential process by which members of the general assembly may, in the regular course of legislative duties, individually request and view reports and other materials regarding cases of child abuse or neglect and child fatalities resulting from abuse or neglect, while protecting personally identifying information and confidentiality. (2) The child fatality review process, including recommendations from the department and the state department of health with regard to improving reporting and data collection. Requires a local child fatality review committee that has not held its first meeting as of the effective date of the bill to hold its first meeting not later than December 31, 2021.

• Erin Houchin · author
• Jon Ford · author
• Ronald Grooms · author
• Dale DeVon Republican · sponsor

1. Jan 11, 2021 Authored by Senator Houchin · upper
2. Jan 11, 2021 First reading: referred to Committee on Family and Children Services · upper
3. Feb 15, 2021 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · upper
4. Feb 18, 2021 Senator Ford Jon added as second author · upper
5. Feb 18, 2021 Senator Grooms added as third author · upper
6. Feb 18, 2021 Senators Koch, Donato, Ford J.D., Qaddoura added as coauthors · upper
7. Feb 22, 2021 Senator Randolph added as coauthor · upper
8. Feb 22, 2021 Amendment #2 (Houchin) prevailed; voice vote · upper
9. Feb 22, 2021 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · upper
10. Feb 23, 2021 Senators Glick and Rogers added as coauthors · upper
11. Feb 23, 2021 Cosponsors: Representatives Vermilion A and Lauer · upper
12. Feb 23, 2021 House sponsor: Representative DeVon · upper
13. Feb 23, 2021 Senator Leising added as coauthor · upper
14. Feb 23, 2021 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 186: yeas 47, nays 0 · upper
15. Feb 24, 2021 Referred to the House · upper
16. Mar 4, 2021 First reading: referred to Committee on Family, Children and Human Affairs · lower
17. Apr 1, 2021 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
18. Apr 12, 2021 Amendment #2 (DeVon) prevailed; voice vote · lower
19. Apr 12, 2021 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · lower
20. Apr 13, 2021 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 436: yeas 92, nays 0 · lower
21. Apr 14, 2021 Returned to the Senate with amendments · lower
22. Apr 14, 2021 Motion to concur filed · upper
23. Apr 15, 2021 Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 446: yeas 42, nays 0 · upper
24. Apr 20, 2021 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
25. Apr 21, 2021 Signed by the Speaker · lower
26. Apr 26, 2021 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
27. Apr 29, 2021 Public Law 148 · upper
28. Apr 29, 2021 Signed by the Governor · executive

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.

• Enrolled Senate Bill (S) · Apr 15, 2021 · PDF
• Introduced Senate Bill (S) · Jan 11, 2021 · PDF
• Senate Bill (S) · Feb 15, 2021 · PDF
• Engrossed Senate Bill (S) · Feb 22, 2021 · PDF
• Senate Bill (H) · Apr 1, 2021 · PDF
• Engrossed Senate Bill (H) · Apr 13, 2021 · PDF