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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)



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