VermontVermont group reviews child abuse reporting rules and recommends updates
A 13-member group reviews Vermont’s child abuse reporting rules and recommends updates, with an interim presentation due to legislative committees by April 1, 2027.
What it does
A 13-member working group reviews state laws and agency rules for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect, then recommends updates to reflect current practices.
Argument forThe review could help lawmakers update reporting rules by gathering expertise and comparing current rules with recommended practices.
Argument againstThe review could use staff time without leading to changes in reporting rules, since the group only recommends updates.
More detail
A working group reviews child abuse and neglect reporting rules and recommends updates. The 13-member group examines state laws and the Department for Children and Families’ rules and policies on required reports of suspected child abuse or neglect. It also consults listed organizations and receives administrative, technical, and legal help from the department. The group must present interim findings to legislative committees by April 1, 2027, and submit a final report by October 1, 2027.
Where do you stand?
Choose your position
Tell your reps
Take a position to see your representatives and ways to contact them.
Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- May 26Senate Message: Signed by Governor Phil Scott May 21, 2026Latest
- May 22Signed by Governor Phil Scott on May 21, 2026Became Law
- May 15Delivered to Governor on May 15, 2026To Governor
- May 13Senate Message: House proposal of amendment concurred inMinor
- May 12As passed by Senate and HouseMajor
- May 12House proposal of amendment concurred inMinor
- May 12House proposal of amendment; textMinor
- May 12Unfinished Business/House Proposal of AmendmentMinor
- May 8New Business/House Proposal of AmendmentMinor
- May 7House proposal of amendmentMinor
- May 7Entered on Notice Calendar
- May 6Placed on Notice Calendar for May 7, 2026
- May 6Placed on calendar, with corrected House proposal of amendment, for notice on next legislative dayMinor
- May 6Motion by Senator Lyons to reconsider concurrence in House proposal of amendment agreed toMinor
- May 5House proposal of amendment concurred inMinor
- May 5House proposal of amendment; textMinor
- May 5Unfinished Business/House Proposal of AmendmentMinor
- May 1Unfinished Business/House Proposal of AmendmentMinor
- Apr 30Unfinished Business/House Proposal of AmendmentMinor
- Apr 29New Business/House Proposal of AmendmentMinor
- Apr 28House proposal of amendmentMinor
- Apr 28Entered on Notice Calendar
- Apr 24House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
- Apr 23Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendmentPassed 2nd Chamber
- Apr 23Action Calendar: Third ReadingMinor
- Apr 22Third Reading orderedMinor
- Apr 22Report of Committee on Human Services, as amended, agreed to
- Apr 22Report of the Committee on Human Services amended as recommended by the Committee on Appropriations
- Apr 22Rep. Mrowicki of Putney recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- Apr 22Rep. Cole of Hartford reported for the Committee on Human Services
- Apr 22Read second timeMinor
- Apr 22Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- Apr 21Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- Apr 16Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- Apr 16Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- Mar 24Read first time and referred to the Committee on Human ServicesMinor
- Mar 19Read 3rd time & passedPassed 1st Chamber
- Mar 19New Business/Third ReadingMinor
- Mar 183rd reading ordered
- Mar 18Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and Welfare agreed to
- Mar 18Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Gulick for Committee on Health and WelfareMinor
- Mar 18Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and WelfareMinor
- Mar 18Second ReadingMinor
- Mar 17Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Health and WelfareMinor
- Mar 17Second ReadingMinor
- Mar 17Entered on Notice Calendar
- Jan 13Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Health and WelfareIntroduced
Public Safety