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Lawmakers introduce bill to limit mandatory-reporting for social workers in defense representation
Committee on Judiciary · January 16, 2026
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Representative Lewis asked the Committee on Judiciary to sponsor 26RS2765, a bill that would exempt social workers working with defense lawyers from mandatory-reporting rules for information learned in that relationship; the committee introduced the measure without objection.
Representative Lewis asked the Committee on Judiciary to sponsor bill 26RS2765, which Lewis described as “an act concerning social workers, and their involvement with, defense lawyers.” Lewis said the measure "essentially provides that, they would exempt from the mandatory reporting rules to…
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