Enact the Child Protection Reform Act

Legislative status

1. Introduced
2. In Committee
3. Reported by Committee
4. Floor Vote Scheduled
5. Passed One Chamber
6. Passed Both Chambers
7. Sent to Executive
8. Signed into Law

Summary

HB 635 creates a uniform process for private and public child‑placing agencies to develop and keep a case plan for every child in care, and it forces courts to adopt that plan within 30 days of a request. It tightens reporting requirements for health‑care workers, clergy and others, adds confidentiality safeguards, and establishes both traditional and alternative response pathways. The law also adds training, emergency care, foster‑home placement and kinship‑incentive programs while updating criminal penalties for child endangerment.

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Hearings

• House Children and Human Services: H. B. No. 7, H. B. No. 484, H. B. No. 865, H. B. No. 647, S. B. No. 218, H. B. No. 635, Sub. S. B. No. 35
  House Children and Human Services · Jun 8, 2026
• House Children and Human Services: H. B. No. 649, H. B. No. 865, H. B. No. 635, H. B. No. 712
  House Children and Human Services · May 19, 2026
• House Children and Human Services: H. B. No. 647, H. B. No. 742, H. B. No. 635
  House Children and Human Services · May 12, 2026
• House Children and Human Services: H. B. No. 635, H. B. No. 712, H. B. No. 647
  House Children and Human Services · Mar 3, 2026

History

1. Feb 4, 2026Referred to committee
2. Dec 23, 2025Introduced

Sponsors

• Phil Plummer (R) · sponsor
• Andrea White
• Heidi Workman
• Mark Johnson
• Tom Young

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