Requires that the Department of Human Services provide a person suspected of abusing a child with a notice of rights before interviewing or searching the person in a child abuse investigation.

Children

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Representative Nelson
Last action: 2025-06-27
Official status: In House Committee
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

2025-06-27 House
In committee upon adjournment.
2025-01-17 House
Referred to Early Childhood and Human Services.
2025-01-13 House
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act expands some rights of a person who is the subject of a child abuse inquiry and requires DHS to provide the person with notice of the person's rights. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7).
Requires that the Department of Human Services provide a person suspected of abusing a child with a notice of rights before interviewing or searching the person in a child abuse investigation.
Prohibits the department from entering a person's private property during the course of a child abuse investigation without the person's permission, a warrant or exigent circumstances.
Prohibits the department, an administrative law judge or a juvenile court judge from making negative inferences when the subject of an abuse investigation refuses to answer questions or consent to a search.
Relating to: Relating to warrants requirements in child abuse investigations.
Current location: In House Committee