Protection of Children and Victims of Crime
Summary
Protection of Children and Victims of Crime; Requiring the Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office and circuit guardian ad litem offices to participate in the development of a certain state plan; requiring the court to appoint a guardian ad litem for a child at the earliest possible time; requiring parents to consent to provide certain information to the guardian ad litem and attorney ad litem; requiring a court to appoint a guardian ad litem to represent a child in certain proceedings, etc.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Signed Apr 10, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 29, 2024 · House Mar 6, 2024
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 40
Feb 29, 2024
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican28
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
40
Key actions
15
Committee
10
Apr 10, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (114061)
upper
Mar 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 112, NAYS 0
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Amendment 114061 adopted
lower
Mar 4, 2024
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Feb 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 29, 2024
Upper · Passed
Amendment(s) adopted (557258)
upper
Feb 23, 2024
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Feb 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/22/24, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Feb 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Feb 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 02/08/24, 2:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
upper
Feb 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
upper
Feb 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Jan 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/30/24, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
upper
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Jan 8, 2024
Committee
Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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