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House debate on child‑placement bill centers on warrant checks, due‑process concerns
Summary
Representative Jeremy Peterson presented HB80 to require an arrest‑warrant check before reuniting parents with children in state custody, citing a roughly $64,000 fiscal note; lawmakers questioned whether the measure would create a blanket disqualification and the sponsor said it would not automatically bar reunification.
Representative Jeremy Peterson presented House Bill 80 on Jan. 30, describing the proposal as a ‘‘common‑sense’’ step to require an arrest‑warrant check on parents before reuniting them with children in state custody.
Peterson told colleagues the measure has been brought in prior sessions and carries an estimated fiscal note of about $64,000. He said the check is intended to…
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