Child Welfare

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Child Welfare; Revises definition of term "harm" to provide that exposure of child to controlled substance may be established by evidence of acute or chronic use of controlled substance by parent to specified extent; revises definition of term "neglect" to provide that neglect occurs when there is evidence of acute or chronic use of controlled substance by parent to specified extent.

Every action

16 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

1. Feb 11, 2026CommitteeReported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee · House Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
2. Feb 11, 2026HouseLaid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
3. Feb 11, 2026HouseCS Filed
4. Feb 11, 2026House1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
5. Feb 12, 2026CommitteeReferred to Health & Human Services Committee · House Health & Human Services Committee
6. Feb 12, 2026CommitteeReferred to Judiciary Committee · House Judiciary Committee
7. Feb 12, 2026CommitteeNow in Health & Human Services Committee · House Health & Human Services Committee
8. Mar 13, 2026CommitteeDied in Health & Human Services Committee · House Health & Human Services Committee

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

• Michelle SalzmanR Primary sponsor · District 1
• CJ Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee Sponsoring committee