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2020 SESSION
HB 137 Guardian ad litem for children; certification of compliance with certain standards.
Introduced by: Chris Collins-Retired 6/28/20 | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Guardians ad litem for children; certification of compliance with certain standards. Requires guardians ad litem appointed to represent a child in a matter to conduct an investigation in compliance with certain standards. The bill requires a guardian ad litem to file with the court, along with any attorney representing a party or party proceeding pro se, a certification of the guardian ad litem's compliance with such standards, specifically addressing such standards requiring face-to-face contact with the child. The bill further requires the guardian ad litem to document the hours spent satisfying such face-to-face contact requirements and specifies that compensation for such contact shall be at the same rate as that for in-court service.
FULL TEXT
- 12/18/19 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102539D pdf | impact statement
- 01/22/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20106038D-H1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/19/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB137ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/02/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0021) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 12/18/19 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102539D
- 12/18/19 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/17/20 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (7-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/20 House: Committee substitute printed 20106038D-H1
- 01/22/20 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/24/20 House: Read first time
- 01/27/20 House: Read second time
- 01/27/20 House: Committee substitute agreed to 20106038D-H1
- 01/27/20 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB137H1
- 01/28/20 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/20 House: VOTE: (97-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/29/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 02/12/20 Senate: Reported from Judiciary (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/14/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/20 Senate: Read third time
- 02/17/20 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/20 House: Enrolled
- 02/19/20 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB137ER)
- 02/19/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/20/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/24/20 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 24, 2020
- 02/24/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 2, 2020
- 03/02/20 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 21 (effective 7/1/20)
- 03/02/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0021)