SB556
Child abuse & neglect; mandatory reporting for certain persons in their prof. or official capacity.
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Child abuse and neglect; obscenity and related offenses; mandatory
reporting for certain persons in their professional or official capacities; public and private school athletics program coaches, directors, and adult volunteers; penalty. Expands the mandatory reporting requirements for certain enumerated persons in their professional or official capacities to include certain offenses related to children and certain obscenity and related offenses ... (More) and applies all such mandatory reporting requirements to all public and private school athletics program coaches, directors, and adult volunteers, including those associated with interscholastic teams and clubs. Under current law, the mandatory reporting requirements apply to such enumerated persons who suspect that a child is an abused or neglected child and to public or private sports organization or team athletic coaches, directors, or adult volunteers. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/14/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104694D
- 01/14/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 02/10/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB556)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendment (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (34-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/13/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Rehabilitation and Social Services Amendment agreed to
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/16/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/18/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB556)
- 02/20/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/20/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/20/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- 02/23/2026 - House: Assigned sub: Social Services
- 02/25/2026 - House: Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
- 02/26/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/2026 - House: Reported from Health and Human Services and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 0-N)
- 02/26/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/26/2026 - House: Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources
- 03/09/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 03/09/2026 - House: Tabled in Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
