Providing for representation of adoptive parents and guardians ad litem by local public defenders for children in certain adoption proceedings

Where it is now

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   Done: IntroducedJanuary 26, 2022
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   Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 27, 2022
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   Done: House committeeFebruary 16, 2022
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   Done: Passes the HouseMarch 14, 202293–0
5. Next: Senate committee
6. Next: Passes the Senate
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

Became HF 2474 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 2474 What’s a funnel?

House subcommittee

Named January 27, 2022. On February 10, 2022 it recommended passage. Vote Total: 3-0.

• Rep. Brian K. Lohse REmail
• Rep. Brian Meyer DEmail
• Rep. Anne Osmundson R

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Fiscal note

As shown in Table 1 below, the annual estimated fiscal impact of this Bill to the Office of the State Public Defender is between $198,000 and $396,000. This includes attorneys both to represent the petitioner and to serve as the guardian ad litem for the child for all adoptions resulting from a TPR proceeding in which a local public defender office was involved.

• Guardians Ad Litem · April 6, 2022
• Guardians Ad Litem · March 1, 2022

Nonpartisan cost estimates from the Legislative Services Agency’s Fiscal Services Division. The newest is first. Reading a fiscal note

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Where this legislation came from and where it went: earlier tries, the versions it moved through this Assembly, and later bills built on it.

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