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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)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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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)

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  • HB 629, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/13/2001 at 12:17 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Child & Family Security (Post-Meeting) 2/10/2002 (pdf)
    Child & Family Security (Post-Meeting) 2/13/2002 (pdf)
    Fiscal Policy & Resources (Post-Meeting) 2/24/2002 (pdf)
    Judicial Oversight (Post-Meeting) 2/6/2002 (pdf)
    Judicial Oversight (Post-Meeting) 2/7/2002 (pdf)

    Committee Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    860251 - Amendment
    		Judicial Oversight 2/8/2002
    12:00 PM     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 761459 - Amendment to Amendment (860251)
    		Child & Family Security 2/14/2002
    9:26 AM     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 980209 - Amendment to Amendment (860251)
    		Child & Family Security 2/14/2002
    9:26 AM     		Web Page
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    43.16 Justice Administrative Commission; membership, powers and duties.
    43.165
    63.406

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