Confidential records; adds group homes to list eligible to review certain records of minors. (HB2661)

Introduced By

Sen. Dave Marsden (D-Burke)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Release of confidential records of the Department of Juvenile Justice. Adds group homes, residential facilities, and postdispositional facilities to the list of those eligible to review social, medical, psychiatric, and psychological reports and records of children who are or have been (i) before the court, (ii) under supervision, or (iii) receiving services from a court service unit or who are committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice. The bill also provides for release of copies of those records to the newly added review-eligible facilities and only to those facilities and requires destruction of those records if the juvenile is not admitted to such a facility. Read the Bill »

Status

03/19/2007: signed by governor

History

DateAction
01/10/2007Committee
01/10/2007Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 078159390
01/10/2007Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/17/2007Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
02/03/2007Read first time
02/05/2007Read second time and engrossed
02/06/2007Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
02/06/2007Communicated to Senate
02/07/2007Constitutional reading dispensed
02/07/2007Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
02/15/2007Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (13-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/19/2007Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
02/19/2007VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/20/2007Read third time
02/20/2007Reading of amendment waived
02/20/2007Committee amendment agreed to
02/20/2007Engrossed by Senate as amended
02/20/2007Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
02/20/2007VOTE: (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/21/2007Placed on Calendar
02/22/2007Senate amendment agreed to by House (98-Y 0-N)
02/22/2007VOTE: ADOPTION (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/12/2007Enrolled
03/12/2007Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2661ER)
03/12/2007Signed by President
03/13/2007Signed by Speaker
03/19/2007G Approved by Governor-Chapter 511 (effective 7/1/07)
03/27/2007G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0511)