Indiana 2021 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 7 R · 4 D cosponsors

SB 301 — Child services oversight.

Last action — Signed by the Governor

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 11, 2021. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

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Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 14 sponsors

    4 primary, 10 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (7 R · 4 D) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

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.

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Action History

  1. Signed by the Governor

  2. Public Law 148

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. Signed by the Speaker

  5. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  6. Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 446: yeas 42, nays 0

  7. Motion to concur filed

  8. Returned to the Senate with amendments

  9. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 436: yeas 92, nays 0

  10. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  11. Amendment #2 (DeVon) prevailed; voice vote

  12. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  13. First reading: referred to Committee on Family, Children and Human Affairs

  14. Referred to the House

  15. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 186: yeas 47, nays 0

  16. Senator Leising added as coauthor

  17. House sponsor: Representative DeVon

  18. Cosponsors: Representatives Vermilion A and Lauer

  19. Senators Glick and Rogers added as coauthors

  20. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  21. Amendment #2 (Houchin) prevailed; voice vote

  22. Senator Randolph added as coauthor

  23. Senators Koch, Donato, Ford J.D., Qaddoura added as coauthors

  24. Senator Grooms added as third author

  25. Senator Ford Jon added as second author

  26. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  27. First reading: referred to Committee on Family and Children Services

  28. Authored by Senator Houchin

Sponsors

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Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (10)

Not signed on (136)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 301 do?
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.
Who sponsors SB 301?
SB 301 is sponsored by Erin Houchin, Ronald Grooms, Eric Koch (Republican), Stacey Donato (Republican), J.D. Ford (Democrat), Fady Qaddoura (Democrat), Lonnie Randolph (Democrat), Susan Glick (Republican), Linda Rogers (Republican), Jean Leising (Republican), Dale DeVon (Republican), Ann Vermilion, and Ryan Lauer (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 301?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 11, 2021. Enacted.
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