SB 948: Child Welfare
GENERAL BILL by Book
Child Welfare; Specifying circumstances under which a court is required or authorized, on or after a specified date, to appoint a guardian ad litem in certain proceedings; renaming the Guardian Ad Litem Qualifications Committee as the Child Well-Being Qualifications Committee; requiring the Statewide Guardian Ad Litem Office to develop guidelines to identify conflicts of interest of guardians ad litem; creating the Statewide Office of Child Representation within the Justice Administrative Commission; specifying when the court is required or authorized to appoint an attorney for the child, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2022
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Senate - Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Senate - Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
- Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
- Appropriations (AP)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 11/16/2021 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 11/30/2021 | Senate |
• Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 64 |
| 1/6/2022 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/11/22, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building |
| 1/11/2022 | Senate |
• Introduced -SJ 64 • Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 114 |
| 1/12/2022 | Senate |
• Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice |
| 3/12/2022 | Senate |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration |
| 3/14/2022 | Senate |
• Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice |
