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House Bill 420

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Last Action 03/05/21: to Judiciary (S)
Title AN ACT relating to guardians ad litem and other court-appointed counsel and making an appropriation therefor.
Bill Documents Current/Final
Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statement Local Mandate
Bill Request Number 84
Sponsors D. Elliott, DJ Johnson, C. Massey
Summary of Original Version Amend various KRS sections to provide that guardians ad litem and court-appointed counsel shall receive a fee not to exceed $500 and to specify the payors of those fees; amend KRS 625.0405, 625.041, and 625.080 to provide that the appointment of guardians ad litem and court-appointed counsel for voluntary or involuntary termination of parental rights proceedings shall solely be for representation at the trial level and shall not extend to the filing of an appeal nor to the appeal process; clarify that only private attorneys appointed to represent those alleged to be mentally ill shall receive a representation fee; provide that guardians ad litems and court-appointed counsel appointed to represent minors and disabled adults in guardianship or conservatorship hearings receive a reasonable fee; specify that if the respondent is indigent, the attorney shall receive a fee not to exceed $500; clarify that attorneys appointed in a DVO or IPO proceeding to represent a minor or an adult who is incarcerated shall be paid by the Finance and Administration Cabinet; APPROPRIATION.
Index Headings of Original Version Courts - Guardians ad litem and court-appointed counsel, fees
Disabilities and the Disabled - Guardians ad litem and court-appointed counsel, fees
Local Mandate - Guardians ad litem and court-appointed counsel, fees
Appropriations - Guardians ad litem and court-appointed counsel, fees
Civil Actions - Guardians ad litem and court-appointed counsel, fees
Counties - Guardians ad litem and court-appointed counsel, fees
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02/09/21
  • introduced in House
  • to Committee on Committees (H)
02/22/21
  • to Judiciary (H)
02/25/21
  • posted in committee
03/01/21
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
03/02/21
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 3, 2021
03/03/21
  • 3rd reading, passed 96-1
03/04/21
  • received in Senate
  • to Committee on Committees (S)
03/05/21
  • to Judiciary (S)


Last updated: 11/9/2023 2:52 PM (EST)