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Committee approves bill clarifying removal order in child-protection cases
Summary
House Bill 159, which would remove contradictory 'protective order' language and add a mechanism allowing law enforcement or the Department of Health and Welfare to seek a court order to remove an alleged offender while leaving a child with a protective parent, was sent to the Senate floor with a due-pass recommendation.
The Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee advanced House Bill 159 after testimony from a magistrate judge who handles child‑protection cases in Ada County.
Senator Todd Lakey, sponsor (District 23), said the bill addresses confusion arising from contradictory references to a “protective order” in current Child Protection Act language. Magistrate Judge Andrew Ellis, who oversees the child‑protection docket in Ada County, told the committee the statute contains “three…
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