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Committee advances ‘Baby Maya’ child-protection bill with rebuttable presumption and reporting requirements
Summary
House Bill 574, called the “Baby Maya” bill in committee, would require certain people to report births to parents with prior child-removal histories and create a rebuttable presumption allowing initial removal and an ex parte emergency custody order in some cases; the committee approved the bill 12–1.
The House Committee on Families and Children voted to recommend House Bill 574, legislation the sponsor described as intended to prevent a repeat of the case known in testimony as “Baby Maya.” The committee gave the bill a favorable recommendation by a 12–1 vote.
Sponsor Rep. Myron Dossett said the bill is intended to add “guardrails” after the death of an infant referred to in testimony as Baby Maya. Dossett said the measure would require a report to Kentucky State Police, local law enforcement, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, the…
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