SB 488 (2023) - Appointment of Attorneys for Dependent Children with Certain Special Needs

General Bill by Bradley

Appointment of Attorneys for Dependent Children with Certain Special Needs: Revising the circumstances under which the court must appoint an attorney for a dependent child; increasing the maximum attorney fees that may be charged per child per year by attorneys appointed to represent dependent children; requiring the Department of Children and Families to enter into an agreement with the Justice Administrative Commission to obtain specified federal funds, etc.

Effective Date: 07/01/2023

Last Event: 05/05/23 S Died in Judiciary on Friday, May 5, 2023 10:59 AM

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Judiciary
Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Fiscal Policy

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Bill History

Event	Time	Member	Committee	Ver.
Event: S Died in Judiciary	Time: 05/05/2023 - 10:59 AM	Member:	Committee: Judiciary	Version: __
Event: S Introduced	Time: 03/07/2023 - 10:45 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __
Event: S Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy	Time: 02/09/2023 - 5:21 PM	Member:	Committee: Judiciary	Version: __
Event: S Filed	Time: 02/02/2023 - 9:28 AM	Member:	Committee:	Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute	Other Bill Citations
39.01305	CS/CS/CS/HB 875, CS/SB 1384