House Bill 1149: Penalties for Making False Statements About Child Neglect

Author:
Representative Mark Cloer.

Summary:
This bill creates a penalty against a government employee for making a materially false statement related to the dependency or neglect of a child.

Status:
01/14/2003: INTRODUCED.
01/14/2003: To HOUSE Committee on JUDICIARY.
02/18/2003 PASSED House
02/19/2003 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
03/04/2003 Senate Committee on Judiciary Lay Over Unamended
03/31/2003 Senate Committee on Judiciary Table-Deem Postpone Indefinitely

Action Requested:
None at this time.

HSLDA's Position:
HSLDA supports this bill. We support the penalizing of individuals who make false statements to child welfare agencies.

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