HB1028--FAILINGTOSUPERVISEACHILD
SPONSOR: FountainHenderson
Thisbillcreatestheoffenseoffailingtosuperviseachild,
whichisaninfractionandcomeswithamaximumof250hoursof
communityservice. Apersoncommitstheoffenseoffailingto
superviseachildifthepersonistheparent,lawfulguardian,or
otherpersonlawfullychargedwiththecareorcustodyofachild
under15yearsofageandthechildcommitsoneoftheacts
specifiedinthebill.Thebillalsoprovidestwoaffirmative
defensesforapersonchargedwithcommittingtheoffense.
ThisbillisthesameasHB2655(2024)andsimilartoHB1235
(2023).