But Sen. Delbert Scott, R-Lowry City, said he worried that, without recorders, caseworkers could ask children leading questions, resulting in false accusations of abuse.
Another leg of this session's agenda has been to revise the laws regulating malpractice lawsuits including the amount of damages awarded to patients. A bill sponsored by Sen. Delbert Scott, R-Lowry City, would allow patients to get no more than $350,000 in punitive damages.