SB 5977: Requiring publication of child near fatality reviews.
Did not pass. The 2025-26 session has ended.
- Sponsor
- Torres
- Introduced
- January 12, 2026
- Status
- S Rules 3
- Last action
- By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading. (March 12, 2026)
- As of
- October 16, 2026, 5:15 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Requires the Department of Children, Youth, and Families to issue a report on the results of any child near fatality review that is conducted within 180 days of the conclusion of that report, unless an extension has been granted by the Governor.
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Floor votes
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 10, 202647 yea · 0 nay · 2 not voting
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