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SB329

Provides for duties of the Department of Children and Family Services relative to child abuse and child fatality reporting. (8/1/26)

Introduced·2/27/26
Ment Text

Louisiana SB329 amends child abuse and child fatality reporting duties for the Department of Children and Family Services.

Louisiana SB329 amends the Children's Code to update the duties of the Department of Children and Family Services regarding child abuse and child fatality reporting. The bill mandates that the department provide preliminary information about child fatalities or near fatalities on its public website. This includes the name of the deceased child, their age, gender, parish, and residence location, along with details about the alleged perpetrator if available.

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Health & Welfare Committee
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History

Mar 9

Senate

Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.

Feb 27

Senate

Prefiled and under the rules provisionally referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.