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SB 1212: Appointed Counsel for Children

GENERAL BILL by Flores

Appointed Counsel for Children; Revising the conditions under which an attorney must be appointed for a dependent child; requiring the Justice Administrative Commission to contract with a not-for-profit organization to establish the Quality Counsel Program, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 3/11/2016 Senate - Died in Appropriations
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/21/2015 Senate • Filed
    1/8/2016 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 92
    1/12/2016 Senate • Introduced -SJ 92
    1/21/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/26/16, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
    1/26/2016 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 245
    1/27/2016 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice -SJ 245
    2/12/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/17/16, 10:00 am, 37 Senate Office Building
    2/17/2016 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 434
    2/19/2016 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 434
    3/11/2016 Senate • Died in Appropriations

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  • SB 1212, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/21/2015 at 11:05 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 1/25/2016 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 1/27/2016 (pdf)
    Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Pre-Meeting) 2/16/2016 (pdf)
    Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Post-Meeting) 2/22/2016 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 949 (c1) Attorneys for Dependent Children Cummings Compare Last Action: 3/11/2016 H Died in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (JUAS)     		Track This Bill

    Proposed Committee Substitutes (1)

    PCS and Amendments Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    723066 - Proposed Committee Substitute Appropriations 2/18/2016
    9:22 AM
    		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    143266 - Amendment
    Delete lines 28 - 38 and insert:     		Judiciary
    (Brandes)     		1/25/2016
    5:01 PM     		Withdrawn
    1/26/2016     		Web Page
    PDF
    545258 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
    (Flores)     		2/16/2016
    4:35 PM
    (Late Filed)     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/19/2016     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    1/26/2016 1:00 PM Judiciary 10 Yeas - 0 Nays
    2/17/2016 10:00 AM Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice 7 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    39.01305 Appointment of an attorney for a dependent child with certain special needs. Page 1 (pdf)

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