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

Where it is now

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   Done: IntroducedJanuary 15, 2026
2. ✓
   Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 15, 2026
3. ✓
   Done: House committeeJanuary 26, 2026
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   Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 2356
5. Next: Senate committee
6. Next: Passes the Senate
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

Became HF 2356 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 2356 What’s a funnel?

In plain words

1. January 15, 2026Filed in the House and sent to the Judiciary committee
2. January 15, 2026House subcommittee named: Thomson, C., Watkins and Wessel-Kroeschell
3. January 22, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it
4. January 26, 2026Approved by the House committee
5. January 26, 2026Committee vote: 19–0
6. February 9, 2026Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2356