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Senate rejects sweeping child‑welfare revisions after lengthy, polarized debate
Summary
A proposed overhaul of child‑welfare law failed in the Senate after opponents warned it raised evidence standards and removed language authorizing intervention on substantial risk; supporters said it clarified definitions and restored balance. The fourth substitute failed on a close roll call.
The Senate voted down a fourth substitute of House Bill 266, a comprehensive package of child‑welfare revisions, after an extended floor debate that stretched across multiple substitute drafts.
Proponents, including the bill’s Senate sponsors, said the measure tightens vague statutory language, clarifies definitions of abuse and neglect, strengthens parents’ rights, and adds…
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