SB 5805 — Developing a schedule for court appointment of attorneys for children and youth in dependency and termination proceedings.

What this bill does

Extends by one year the schedule for full statewide implementation of the right to appointed counsel for children and youth in dependency proceedings. Limits the number of additional dependent children for whom representation will be made available to no more than 1,250 per calendar year.

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Floor votes

• House — Final Passage on Reconsideration · February 27, 2024
  58 yea · 36 nay · 4 not voting
• House — Final Passage as Amended by the House · February 27, 2024
  62 yea · 32 nay · 4 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 1, 2024
  46 yea · 2 nay · 1 not voting

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