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Relating to access to criminal history data in child in need of assistance proceedings
Sponsored by the Senate Judiciary Committee
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 31, 2023
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 31, 2023
- Done: Senate committeeMarch 2, 2023
- Done: Passes the SenateApril 26, 202349–0
- Skipped: House committeeSkipped
- Done: Passes the HouseApril 4, 202397–0
- Done: To the GovernorMay 9, 2023
- Done: Signed into lawJune 1, 2023
HF 564 became law → The same legislation passed as HF 564, so this version was set aside. Go to HF 564 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary The Department of Health and Human Services and certain lawyers representing them would now be allowed to access criminal history and intelligence records. This change applies to cases involving children who need assistance. These records include information about arrests, convictions, and other details used to monitor criminal activity.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to access to criminal history and intelligence data in child in need of assistance proceedings. The bill adds to the definition of “criminal or juvenile justice agency” (relating to the provision of criminal history and intelligence data under Code chapter 692) the department of health and human services (HHS) and HHS agents and employees, including county attorneys and assistant county attorneys, who have been appointed by a juvenile court to represent HHS in a proceeding alleging that a child is a child in need of assistance. For the purposes of Code chapter 692, “criminal history data” means any or all of the following information maintained by the department of public safety or the division of criminal investigation of the department of public safety in a manual or automated data storage system that is individually identified: arrest data, conviction data, disposition data, correctional data, adjudication data, and custody data; and “intelligence data” means information on identifiable individuals compiled in an effort to anticipate, prevent, or monitor possible criminal activity.
Changed since by amendment S-3186; see Amendments.
Senate subcommittee
Named January 31, 2023 (as SSB 1112). On February 8, 2023 it recommended amendment and passage. [].
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