BILL · 1997–98 SESSION
SB 5490: Child abuse investigations
Transferring responsibility for conducting child abuse and neglect investigations to local law enforcement agencies.
Summary
- Transfers all responsibility of conducting child abuse or neglect investigations, that is vested in the department of social and health services, to local law enforcement agencies. Declares that the legislature shall provide funds for distribution to local law enforcement agencies to pay the increased costs that are reasonably attributable to their investigatory workload increase as a result of this act.
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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 28, 1997
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Val Stevens (R-39)
- Introduced
- January 28, 1997 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 12, 1998
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Val Stevens (R-39)
5 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 5 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
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SB 5490 in other sessions
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