Dominique Moody Safety Act.
This bill establishes a Child Welfare Case Escalation Team to provide an extra layer of safety review for juveniles with complex histories of abuse or neglect. The team, composed of state and local representatives, will be activated when cases meet specific risk criteria, such as multiple prior reports, patterns of medical neglect, or a history involving child fatalities. Once triggered, the team will conduct a thorough assessment of the case, identify gaps in services, and collaborate with county social services to develop improved safety plans. This new mechanism aims to ensure consistent quality assurance and better protect vulnerable children by addressing chronic issues that may have been missed in previous interventions.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Apr 30, 2026
Last action May 4, 2026
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The bill was updated to reflect a new session date and expanded the list of sponsors. The core policy text regarding child welfare escalation criteria was reorganized to insert specific medical neglect indicators (such as complex medical needs and device dependency) at the beginning of the list, while the subsequent criteria for abuse, neglect patterns, and prior removals remained substantively unchanged.
Scope change
The bill's scope regarding which cases trigger a Child Welfare Case Escalation Team review was modified to explicitly prioritize and list specific medical neglect scenarios at the top of the eligibility criteria.
TECHNICAL
Updated the session date from April 30, 2026, to May 4, 2026, and changed the bill identifier from a draft number to 'H1144-v-1'.
ELIGIBILITY
Expanded the list of sponsors to include Representatives Chesser, Colvin, and Lambeth in addition to Representative Cunningham.
Reordered the criteria for team involvement to place specific medical neglect conditions (medically complex juveniles and those requiring life-sustaining devices) at the beginning of the list.
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May 4, 2026
Committee
Ref to the Com on Judiciary 2, if favorable, Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
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Apr 30, 2026
Introduced
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3 primary · 27 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Allen Chesser
RRepublican
P
Carla Cunningham
IIndependent
P
Mike Colvin
DDemocratic
Co
Amos Quick
DDemocratic
Co
Becky Carney
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Ward
RRepublican
Co
Bryan Cohn
DDemocratic
Co
Carolyn Logan
DDemocratic
Co
Donny Lambeth
RRepublican
Co
Eric Ager
DDemocratic
Co
Frances Jackson
DDemocratic
Co
Frank Iler
RRepublican
Co
Garland Pierce
DDemocratic
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