HB1222
Social services, local departments of; child abuse and neglect, recorded interviews.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 10, 2026
House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1222)
Chief Patron:
Karrie Delaney (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Local departments of social services; child abuse and neglect; recorded interviews.
Requires local departments of social services, unless otherwise demonstrated by good cause shown, to record any child welfare interview, defined in the bill. Under the bill, any person may record any communications between themselves and child-protective services personnel that take place during the course of an investigation or family assessment. ... (More) Under current law, only a person who is suspected of abuse or neglect of a child and who is the subject of an investigation or family assessment may record such communications. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/14/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104563D
- 01/14/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- 01/23/2026 - House: Assigned sub: Social Services
- 02/04/2026 - House: Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
- 02/04/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1222)
- 02/05/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/2026 - House: Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
- 02/10/2026 - House: Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/13/2026 - House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/16/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (96-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/16/2026 - House: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- 02/16/2026 - House: Passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/17/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/17/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 02/20/2026 - Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/23/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/23/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- 02/24/2026 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/24/2026 - Senate: Rehabilitation and Social Services Amendments agreed to
- 02/24/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/24/2026 - Senate: Passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/26/2026 - House: Senate amendments agreed to by House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 03/03/2026 - House: Enrolled
- 03/03/2026 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1222ER)
- 03/03/2026 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/03/2026 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/10/2026 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 10, 2026
- 03/10/2026 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
- 03/10/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1222)
