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Committee approves changes to child‑abuse registry bill, advances measure out of committee
Summary
The Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care amended HB 2601 to shorten an appeal window, add review protections and formalize expungement criteria, then moved the bill out of committee favorably as amended.
The Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care voted to advance House Bill 2601, which would create a state central registry for substantiated child abuse and neglect reports, after adopting several amendments aimed at addressing technical and due‑process concerns.
Tanya Keyes, Deputy Secretary of the Department for Children and Families, told the committee she opposed the bill as introduced and raised three primary concerns: the bill’s proposed 12‑month appeal period, language allowing a district or county attorney to prompt placement on the registry at the time of…
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