2018 Senate Bill 874 ↩

Senate Roll Call 151: Passed

To increase the penalties in a law that requires certain health care professionals, social workers and other specified professionals to report suspected child abuse and neglect. The maximum penalty for a covered individual who is a professional and “knowingly” fails to file a required report would increase from 93 days in jail to two years, and one year for a person who is a volunteer, with fines rising from $500 to $5,000 for professionals and $1,000 for volunteers.