Senate committee advances bill requiring CYFD device backups, narrows termination language

Mar 19, 2025

The Senate Judiciary Committee moved House Bill 203 forward after amendments requiring state-issued device backups, a seven-year retention floor and removing language that would have made failure to comply automatic grounds for immediate termination.

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Representative (sponsor) presented House Bill 203 to the Senate Judiciary Committee, saying the bill was prompted by discovery in the Dunkley lawsuit showing gaps in the Children, Youth and Families Department's (CYFD) data-retention practices.

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