2025 bills / H.B. 83
H.B. 83 Child Welfare Modifications (2025)
- Introduced
- House committee (stopped here)
- House vote
- Senate committee
- Senate vote
- Signed into law
What this bill does
This bill lets a juvenile court issue an investigative warrant about a child's health, safety, or welfare. It also changes the rules on warrants from juvenile court and says officers or child welfare caseworkers carrying out a search or investigative warrant may ask for help.
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Official description
- amends provisions regarding the issuance of warrants by a juvenile court
- authorizes a juvenile court to issue an investigative warrant related to the health, safety, or welfare of a child
- states that a peace officer or child welfare caseworker who is executing a search warrant or an investigative warrant may request assistance in executing the warrant
- makes technical and conforming changes
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Every vote
- 8 yes, 0 no, 3 absentHouse Judiciary Committee: vote, which it did not pass · Feb 14, 2025Who voted how
Hearings and debates
- Feb 14, 2025 House Judiciary Committee▶ Watch