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BILL · 2025–26 SESSION

HB 2497: Child welfare response

Addressing the rise in maltreatment-related child fatalities or near fatalities by supporting families that have received a child welfare response.

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 15, 2026
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Lillian Ortiz-Self (D-21)
Introduced
January 15, 2026 in the House
Last action
January 15, 2026
Companion bill
SB 6185
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to addressing the rise in maltreatment-related child fatalities or near fatalities by supporting families that have received a child welfare response from the department of children, youth, and families;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Lillian Ortiz-Self (D-21)

7 co-sponsors (7 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Jamila Taylor D-30Shaun Scott D-43Steve Bergquist D-11Timm Ormsby D-3Nicole Macri D-43Edwin Obras D-33Julia Reed D-36

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services.

HB 2497 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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