Relating to reports of child abuse or neglect and certain preliminary investigations of those reports.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Feb 23, 2023
Signed Jun 9, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 17, 2023 · House Apr 26, 2023
How they voted
20–11
Passed
Total votes 31
May 17, 2023
D
Democratic13
84% Nay
R
Republican18
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
54
Key actions
19
Committee
12
Amendments
4
Jun 9, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate passage reported
lower
May 18, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 17, 2023
Amended
Amendment fails of adoption
upper
May 17, 2023
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
upper
May 17, 2023
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (20-11)
senate
May 11, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 11, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 11, 2023
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 10, 2023
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
May 10, 2023
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Apr 27, 2023
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services
upper
Apr 27, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
Apr 26, 2023
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
lower
Apr 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Mar 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Feb 23, 2023
Committee
Referred to Human Services
lower
Feb 23, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
6 primary · 20 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Candy Noble
RRepublican
P
Kevin Sparks
RRepublican
P
Lacey Hull
RRepublican
P
SK
Stephanie Klick
RRepublican
P
Tom Oliverson
RRepublican
P
Valoree Swanson
RRepublican
Co
Ben Bumgarner
RRepublican
Co
Brian Harrison
RRepublican
Co
Briscoe Cain
RRepublican
Co
Carrie Isaac
RRepublican
Co
Cecil Bell
RRepublican
Co
David Cook
RRepublican
Co
ET
Ed Thompson
RRepublican
Co
FF
Frederick Frazier
RRepublican
Co
GR
Glenn Rogers
RRepublican
Co
MS
Matt Schaefer
RRepublican
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