2024 Senate Bill 999

Children: services; acknowledgement of child protective services cases to certain media sources; provide for.

A bill to amend 1975 PA 238, entitled “Child protection law,” by amending section 7 (MCL 722.627), as amended by 2023 PA 305.

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The bill amends Michigan's Child Protection Law to refine confidentiality rules for child abuse and neglect records, specifying who can access these records and under what conditions, while allowing limited media disclosures.

Introduced in the Senate

Sept. 17, 2024

Introduced by Sen. Jeff Irwin (D-15)

Referred to the Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety

Oct. 8, 2024

Discharged from committee

Referred to the Committee on Housing and Human Services

Nov. 12, 2024

Reported without amendment

Nov. 13, 2024

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

Dec. 12, 2024

Reported with substitute S-1

Substitute S-1 concurred in by voice vote

Amendment offered by Sen. Jim Runestad (R-23)

1. Amend page 5, following line 27, by inserting:

“(z) An individual who is a state legislator.”.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 20 to 16 (details)

Received in the House

Dec. 12, 2024