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CS/SB 1018: Guardians Ad Litem [SPSC]

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Joyner

Guardians Ad Litem [SPSC]; Authorizes a person certified by a not-for-profit legal aid organization to serve as a guardian ad litem in a dissolution of marriage proceeding that does not involve child abuse, abandonment, or neglect. Provides that such organization has the sole discretion in determining whether to certify a person based on his or her security background investigation, etc.

Effective Date: 07/01/2009
Last Action: 6/2/2009 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2009-114
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/27/2009 Senate • Filed
2/5/2009 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary
3/3/2009 Senate • Introduced, referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary -SJ 00063
3/6/2009 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/11/09, 9:30 am, 401-S
3/11/2009 Senate • Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 00163; Now in Judiciary -SJ 00163
3/13/2009 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/18/09, 9:00 am, 110-S
3/18/2009 Senate • CS by- Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 00166; CS read 1st time on 03/19/09 -SJ 00222
3/19/2009 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
3/23/2009 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 00166
4/2/2009 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read 2nd time -SJ 00290; Amendment(s) adopted (631300) -SJ 00290; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00290
4/14/2009 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 00335; CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 00335
4/16/2009 House • In Messages
4/27/2009 House • Received, referred to Calendar -HJ 01015
4/28/2009 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read 2nd time -HJ 01036; Substituted for CS/CS/HB 679 -HJ 01037
4/29/2009 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 01090; CS passed; YEAS 118 NAYS 0 -HJ 01090
4/29/2009 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 00837
5/29/2009 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/2/2009 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2009-114