SB 2572: JUDICIARY PACKAGE; FAMILY COURTS; CHILD PROTECTIVE PROCEEDINGS; AGGRAVATED CIRCUMSTANCES HEARINGS
- Session Year: 2025-2026
- House: Senate
- Latest Version Date: 2026-01-22
Current Status:
In Progress
(2026-02-13: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC.)
Introduced
In Committee
First Chamber
In Committee
Second Chamber
Final Decking
Enacted
Version:
Expands
the authority of the family court in child protective proceedings to find that
aggravated circumstances are present at any stage prior to the termination of
parental rights, not only at the outset of the case or the return hearing. Specifies what acts of torture against a
child constitute aggravated circumstances.
Discussed in Hearing
39SECFeb 4, 2026
Senate Standing Committee on Health and Human Services
39SECFeb 4, 2026