HB 1427 --- Sponsor: Kraus, Will --- CoSponsor: Dusenberg, Gary

Gives immunity from civil or criminal liability to persons reporting suspected child abuse to the proper authorities

HB 1524 --- Sponsor: Franz, Ward

Requires the departments of Social Services, Health and Senior Services, Mental Health, and Elementary and Secondary Education to develop a quality rating system for child care facilities

HB 1561 --- Sponsor: LeVota, Paul --- CoSponsor: Burnett, John P.

Changes the laws regarding mandatory child abuse reporting to include household witnesses of child abuse and neglect to the list of persons required to report child abuse

HB 1752 --- Sponsor: Lampe, Sara --- CoSponsor: Talboy, Mike

Requires the development of a quality rating system for child care facilities and early childhood programs

HB 1795 --- Sponsor: Pollock, Darrell --- CoSponsor: Smith, Jason

Creates the crime of endangering the welfare of an unborn child and allows any healthcare provider to make a report to the appropriate law enforcement agency of suspected drug use by a pregnant woman

HB 1899 --- Sponsor: Harris, Belinda

Removes the requirement that a court appoint a guardian ad litem or advocate to represent a child victim after entry of an ex parte order of protection and allows it to be at the court's discretion

HB 1900 --- Sponsor: Harris, Belinda

Changes the laws regarding the relocation of a child by a custodial parent

HB 1989 --- Sponsor: Baker, Brian

Changes the laws regarding the termination of parental rights

HB 2353 --- Sponsor: Walsh, Regina --- CoSponsor: Fallert, Joseph Jr.

Requires child care facilities to maintain the required local licenses and permits for the operation of a child care facility in order to have a state license to operate a child care facility

HB 2389 --- Sponsor: Roorda, Jeff --- CoSponsor: Schieffer, Ed

Authorizes counties to assess a fee on all civil case filings by the circuit court to provide funding to qualified nonprofit organizations to implement a neutral site child custody exchange program

HB 2464 --- Sponsor: Oxford, Jeanette Mott --- CoSponsor: Yaeger, Patricia

Raises the age of a child at which the parent's obligation to pay child support terminates and repeals provisions terminating child support when certain children receive failing grades in college

HB 2501 --- Sponsor: Franz, Ward

Changes the laws regarding protections for children and abuse victims

HB 2508 --- Sponsor: Ruestman, Marilyn --- CoSponsor: Yates, Brian David

Requires the state to make a good faith attempt to locate the grandparents of a child for emergency placement and requires the grandparents to be given first preference as foster parents

HB 2565 --- Sponsor: Frame, Michael --- CoSponsor: Harris, Belinda

Establishes the Healthy Families, Healthy Communities Act which requires all employers to provide sick leave for employees

Missouri House of Representatives
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