Establishing the state public defender’s pilot project to implement innovative models of child welfare legal representation as the project to preserve families

Sponsored by the House Judiciary Committee

Proposed by the Public Defender, State · all agency proposals

Topics:Courts & civil law Families & human services

Same legislation: HSB 566, SSB 3076, SF 2370

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Done: IntroducedJanuary 15, 2026
Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 15, 2026
Done: House committeeJanuary 26, 2026
Done: Passes the HouseFebruary 26, 202690–0
Done: Senate committeeMarch 19, 2026
Done: Passes the SenateMarch 23, 202647–0
Done: To the GovernorApril 9, 2026
Done: Signed into lawApril 9, 2026

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Votes

Senate passage · March 23, 202647 yes · 0 no

26 needed to pass

House passage · February 26, 202690 yes · 0 no

51 needed to pass

Committee · January 26, 202619 yes · 0 no

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