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SB 556 Passed First Chamber

Child abuse & neglect; mandatory reporting for certain persons in their prof. or official capacity.

Introduced
In Committee
Floor
Crossed Over
Passed
Enacted

Child abuse and neglect; obscenity and related offenses; mandatory reporting for certain persons in their professional or official capacities; public and private school athletics program coaches, directors, and adult volunteers; penalty. Expands the mandatory reporting requirements for certain enumerated persons in their professional or official capacities to include certain offenses related to children and certain obscenity and related offenses and applies all such mandatory reporting requirements to all public and private school athletics program coaches, directors, and adult volunteers, including those associated with interscholastic teams and clubs. Under current law, the mandatory reporting requirements apply to such enumerated persons who suspect that a child is an abused or neglected child and to public or private sports organization or team athletic coaches, directors, or adult volunteers.

Chamber
Senate
Introduced
Jan 14, 2026
Last action
Mar 9, 2026 — Tabled in Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
Session
2026
Momentum
60 · High