SB 1212 (2016) -  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 Event: 03/11/16 S Died in Appropriations on Friday, March 11, 2016 6:45 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 01/26/16 1:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 10   Nays 0
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
    • On agenda for: 02/17/16 10:00 AM
    • Recommendation: Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 0
  • Appropriations

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 949 Subject: Attorneys for Dependent Children Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Original Filed Version
    • P 723066 , Appropriations Date Filed: 02/18/16, Line#: 0
    • A 143266 , Judiciary, Brandes Date Filed: 01/25/16, Line#: 28 Senate(c): Withdrawn 01/26/2016 05:19 PM
    • D 545258 , Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, Flores Date Filed: 02/16/16, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 02/19/2016 03:57 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice 2/22/2016 11:57:38 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice 2/16/2016 9:15:41 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 1/27/2016 10:57:19 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 1/25/2016 10:28:31 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Appropriations Time: 03/11/2016 - 6:45 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: __
Event: S Now in Appropriations -SJ 434 Time: 02/19/2016 - 4:12 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: __
Event: S Subcommittee Recommendation: CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 434 Time: 02/17/2016 - 12:22 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/17/16, 10:00 am, 37 Senate Office Building Time: 02/12/2016 - 1:29 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Version: __
Event: S Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice -SJ 245 Time: 01/27/2016 - 8:54 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 245 Time: 01/26/2016 - 3:37 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/26/16, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 01/21/2016 - 2:44 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 92 Time: 01/12/2016 - 8:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 92 Time: 01/08/2016 - 12:54 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 12/21/2015 - 11:05 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
39.01305 CS/CS/HB 545*, CS/SB 784*, CS/HB 949

(*) Not the latest version