SB 857 - Curls, Shalonn
Modifies provisions of law relating to the placement of children
Bill Details
Sponsor
LR Number
5528S.01I
Title
SB 857
House Handler
N/A
Journal Page
Effective Date
August 28, 2018
Current Status
Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
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Amendments
No amendments available
CURRENT BILL SUMMARY
SB 857 - Under current law, a parent who has committed specified felonies shall not be reunited with a child taken into the custody of the state or who is under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court. Additionally, such parent shall not be awarded custody or unsupervised visitation of a child. This act adds the crime of sex trafficking of a child in the first degree to the list of felony violations.
This act is identical to provisions in the perfected HB 2336 (2018), HCS/SB 2350 (2018), and HCB 12 (2018).
SARAH HASKINS