Existing law, the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act, establishes procedures for the reporting and investigation of suspected child abuse or neglect. The act requires certain professionals, including specified health practitioners and social workers, known as "mandated reporters," to report known or reasonably suspected child abuse or neglect to a local law enforcement agency or a county welfare or probation department, as specified. Failure by a mandated reporter to report an incident of known or reasonably suspected child abuse or neglect is a misdemeanor. Existing law defines "neglect" for these purposes as the negligent treatment or the maltreatment of a child by a person responsible for the child's welfare under circumstances indicating harm or threatened harm to the child's welfare. Existing law defines "general neglect" as the negligent failure of a person having the care or custody of a child to provide adequate food, clothing, shelter, medical care, or supervision where no physical injury to the child has occurred.
California AB 2085 (20212022) — Crimes: mandated reporters.
Existing law, the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act, establishes procedures for the reporting and investigation of suspected child abuse or neglect. The act requires certain professionals, including specified health practitioners and social workers, known as "mandated reporters," to report known or reasonably suspected child abuse or neglect to a local law enforcement agency or a county welfare or probation department, as specified. Failure by a mandated reporter to report an incident of known or reasonably suspected child abuse or neglect is a misdemeanor. Existing law defines "neglect" for these purposes as the negligent treatment or the maltreatment of a child by a person responsible for the child's welfare under circumstances indicating harm or threatened harm to the child's welfare. Existing law defines "general neglect" as the negligent failure of a person having the care or custody of a child to provide adequate food, clothing, shelter, medical care, or supervision where no physical injury to the child has occurred.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2022-02-14 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2022-02-15 From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.
2022-02-24 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2022-03-29 In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2022-04-05 In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
2022-04-18 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2
2022-04-19 Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2022-04-20 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (April 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee
2022-04-28 Withdrawn from committee.
2022-04-28 Ordered to second reading.
2022-05-02 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2022-05-19 Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. (Page 4737.) amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-05-23 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 53. Noes 2. Page 4820.) passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-05-24 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2022-06-01 Referred to Com. on PUB. S. referral-committee
2022-06-22 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 21). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2022-06-23 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2022-08-02 Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-08-03 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2022-08-22 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 1. Page 4952.). passage, reading-1, reading-3
2022-08-22 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 24 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
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