Bill Summary

SB 146 Appointment of Attorneys for Dependent Children with Special Needs (2018 Session)
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Sponsors
by Bean Co Sponsors: Bradley, Young, Hukill
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Summary
Appointment of Attorneys for Dependent Children with Special Needs; Designating this act as the “Pro Bono Matters Act of 2018”; requiring the payment of due process costs of litigation of all pro bono attorneys appointed to represent dependent children with certain special needs, subject to appropriations and review for reasonableness, etc. Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
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committees of reference
   S Judiciary
   S Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
   S Appropriations
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Actions
08/15/17
SENATE
Filed
08/28/17
SENATE
Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations
10/16/17
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Judiciary, 10/24/17, 3:00 pm, 110 S
10/24/17
SENATE
Favorable by Judiciary; 8 Yeas, 0 Nays
10/25/17
SENATE
Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
11/27/17
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 12/07/17, 9:00 am, 37 S
12/07/17
SENATE
Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; 6 Yeas, 0 Nays
12/07/17
SENATE
Now in Appropriations
01/08/18
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Appropriations, 01/11/18, 1:00 pm, 412 K
01/11/18
SENATE
Favorable by Appropriations; 17 Yeas, 0 Nays
01/11/18
SENATE
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
01/22/18
SENATE
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/24/18
01/24/18
SENATE
Read Second Time; Placed on Third Reading, 01/31/18
01/31/18
SENATE
Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 38 Yeas / 0 Nays)
02/01/18
HOUSE 
In Messages
02/08/18
HOUSE 
Referred to Calendar
02/08/18
HOUSE 
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/14/18
02/14/18
HOUSE 
Substituted for HB 0057; Read Second Time; Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 109 Yeas / 0 Nays)
02/20/18
SENATE
Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
02/20/18
SENATE
Enrolled Text (ER) Filed
03/12/18
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Signed by Officers and presented to Governor (Governor must act on this bill by 03/27/18)
03/19/18
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Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2018-014
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bill text & filed amendments
00146
Filed on 08/15/17
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
0146ER
Filed on 02/20/18
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
39.01305
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