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HB 629: Office of Child Advocate

GENERAL BILL by Lerner ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Dick ; Atwater

Office of Child Advocate; creates said office; provides additional duty of Justice Administrative Commission to manage & direct said office; provides legislative intent; provides for rights & powers of advocate; provides for transfer of guardian ad litem program from Office of State Court Administration to Office of Child Advocate; provides for award of reasonable fees & costs to guardian ad litem under certain circumstances, etc. Amends 43.16; creates 43.165, 63.406.

Effective Date: 07/01/2002
 Last Action: 3/22/2002 House - Died in Committee on Fiscal Policy & Resources (FRC)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/12/2001 House • Prefiled
12/17/2001 House • Referred to Judicial Oversight (SGC); Child & Family Security (HCC); Fiscal Policy & Resources (FRC); Council for Smarter Government
1/22/2002 House • Introduced, referred to Judicial Oversight (SGC); Child & Family Security (HCC); Fiscal Policy & Resources (FRC); Council for Smarter Government -HJ 00047
2/5/2002 House • On Committee agenda-- Judicial Oversight (SGC), 02/07/02, 9:00 am, 212-K
2/7/2002 House • Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Judicial Oversight (SGC); YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -HJ 00227
2/8/2002 House • Now in Child & Family Security (HCC) -HJ 00227; On Committee agenda-- Child & Family Security (HCC), 02/12/02, 10:15 am, 24-H
2/12/2002 House • Favorable with 3 amendment(s) by Child & Family Security (HCC); YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -HJ 00273
2/14/2002 House • Now in Fiscal Policy & Resources (FRC) -HJ 00273
2/25/2002 House • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy & Resources (FRC), 02/27/02, 8:00 am, 214-C --Not considered
3/22/2002 House • Died in Committee on Fiscal Policy & Resources (FRC)