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2004 SESSION

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HB 45 Court-appointed counsel; compensation.

Introduced by: Gary A. Reese | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Guardian ad litems. Eliminates the statutory $100 cap on the amount of guardian ad litem compensation (in a circuit court) that may be recovered from parents who are financially able to pay. The bill permits the circuit court to assess as costs against the parents the maximum amount the court awards the attorney. The bill retains the statutory cap on compensation that may be assessed against parents in the juvenile court. The subject matter of this bill is addressed in Item 34, Paragraph G of the 2002 Appropriation Act.

FULL TEXT

• 01/14/04  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/02/03 046412484  pdf | impact statement
• 03/11/04  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB45ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/14/04  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0342)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/14/04  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 12/02/03 046412484
• 01/14/04  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/23/04  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (20-Y 0-N)
• 01/27/04  House: Read first time
• 01/28/04  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 01/29/04  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/04  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/04  House: Communicated to Senate
• 01/30/04  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 01/30/04  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/23/04  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/amd (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/04  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/24/04  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/04  Senate: Read third time
• 02/25/04  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/25/04  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/25/04  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
• 02/25/04  Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/04  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/04  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/27/04  House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (82-Y 17-N)
• 02/27/04  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (82-Y 17-N)
• 03/11/04  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB45ER)
• 03/11/04  House: Enrolled
• 03/11/04  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/11/04  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/08/04  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 342 (effective 7/1/04)
• 04/14/04  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0342)