HI HB1970 | 2012 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 18 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-01-19 - (H) Referred to HUS, JUD, referral sheet 2
Pending: House Human Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Requires a parent, guardian, or other person having the care, custody, or control of a child to report the death of a child or location of the corpse of a child to law enforcement as soon as is reasonably possible after learning of the death or location of the corpse; requires a parent, guardian, or other person to report a missing child to law enforcement as soon as is reasonably possible after the parent, guardian, or other person obtains knowledge that the child is missing; establishes a class C felony offense for reporting violations and for giving false information to law enforcement authorities conducting a missing person investigation or a felony criminal investigation involving a child.

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Title

Children; Missing; Child Death; Reporting; Felony Offenses

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History

DateChamberAction
2012-01-19 (H) Referred to HUS, JUD, referral sheet 2
2012-01-18 (H) Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2012-01-17 (H) Prefiled

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