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Lawmakers introduce bill to limit mandatory-reporting for social workers in defense representation
Summary
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 the extent that they learn things in the course of that relationship."
Lewis told the committee the bill had been stricken last year and requested the committee’s sponsorship to move it forward. "It was a bill that I believe passed. I'm I'm not sure if it passed out of the committee, but it, got stricken last year. So I asked for the committee to sponsor it," Lewis said.
The chair asked if any committee members had questions; none were recorded. The chair then said, without objection, the committee would request that the bill be introduced. The transcript records no committee discussion, hearing date, or vote on the measure beyond the request to introduce it.
No additional sponsors, amendments, or implementation details were discussed during the meeting. The committee did not set a hearing date and did not take a formal vote on the bill beyond introducing it into the committee record.
