Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Human Services Committee on June 27, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 138
Modifies the centralized child abuse reporting system requirements to allow, but not require, the Department of Human Services to include a website for electronic reports of suspected child abuse.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Digest: The Act gives DHS the option to make a website for child abuse reporting but does not require DHS to do so. (Flesch Readability Score: 71.7). Modifies the centralized child abuse reporting system requirements to allow, but not require, the Department of Human Services to include a website for electronic reports of suspected child abuse. <b>Declares an emergency, effective on passage.</b>
Its course
January 13 to June 27, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action8 actions on 8 days
In the SenateJan 13 to Jun 27 · stopped165 days
Waiting for a committeeJan 13 to Jan 174 days
Human ServicesJan 17 to Feb 1024 days
Human ServicesFeb 18 to Jun 27 · stopped129 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
Human Services28–0
Feb 18 · 2 present
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
Senate committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Feb 10
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the Senate Jan 13 – Jun 27
- Jan 13Introduced
- Jan 17Sent to Human Services
- Jan 23Heard in Human Services
- Feb 4Heard in Human Services
- Feb 10Human Services recommended it as amended
- Feb 11Read a second time
- Feb 18Sent to Human Services
- Jun 27Died when the session ended
All 8 actions, as published
- Jan 13Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
- Jan 17Referred to Human Services.Senate
- Jan 23Public Hearing held.Senate
- Feb 4Work Session held.Senate
- Feb 10Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)Senate
- Feb 11Second reading.Senate
- Feb 18Motion to rerefer to Committee on Human Services carried.Senate
- Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.Senate