HB1490
Child abuse or neglect; creates centralized intake system for reports or complaints.
Status:
In House
Latest Action:
Feb. 5, 2026
House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations
Chief Patron:
Kathy Tran (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Department of Social Services; centralized intake system for reports or complaints of child abuse or neglect; response to complaints within 24 hours for children under three years of age.
Creates a centralized system for intake for reports and complaints of child abuse or neglect. The bill directs the Department of Social Services (the Department) 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 ... (More) validity of such reports and complaints. Under current law, local departments of social services are the agencies responsible for the intake of reports and complaints of child abuse and they determine 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
- 01/23/2026 - House: Presented and ordered printed 26105570D
- 01/23/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- 01/29/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1490)
- 01/30/2026 - House: Assigned sub: Social Services
- 02/04/2026 - House: Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
- 02/05/2026 - House: House subcommittee offered
- 02/05/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations
