HB266
Child abuse and neglect; creates centralized intake and validity determination.
Status:
In House
Latest Action:
Feb. 5, 2026
House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 2-N)
Chief Patron:
Anne Ferrell Tata (R)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Department of Social Services; centralized intake and validity determination for child abuse and neglect.
Creates a centralized system for intake for reports and complaints of child abuse or neglect. The bill directs the Department of Social Services to be the agency responsible for the intake of reports and complaints of child abuse or neglect and specifies that the Department shall determine the validity of ... (More) such reports and complaints. Under current law, local departments of social services are the agency responsible for the intake of reports and complaints of child abuse and it determines the validity of such reports and complaints. The bill eliminates the requirement that local departments must be capable of receiving and responding to reports and complaints of abuse or neglect and instead requires that any complaint of child abuse or neglect received by a local department shall be immediately forwarded to the Department's child abuse and neglect intake system. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/09/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104853D
- 01/09/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- 01/20/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB266)
- 01/27/2026 - House: Assigned sub: Social Services
- 02/04/2026 - House: Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
- 02/05/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 2-N)
