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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 973

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Relating to: the name of the Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board. (FE)

Child abuse and neglect prevention board

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill changes the name of the Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board to the Strengthening Families Board. Under current law, CANPB conducts various activities relating to the prevention of child abuse and neglect, including awarding grants for programs that promote public awareness, education, and services relating to child abuse and neglect prevention and administering statewide projects for the prevention of child abuse and neglect.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: James (R)

2 cosponsors

Billings (D) , Snyder (R)

Full history

  1. Feb 6, 2026 · Senate

    Introduced by Senator James; cosponsored by Representatives Billings and Snyder

  2. Feb 6, 2026 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families

  3. Feb 13, 2026 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1