HB 22-1038 CO

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Current law requires the appointment of a guardian ad litem for children or youth in dependency and neglect cases. The act requires that client-directed counsel for youth be appointed for children or youth 12 years of age or older to provide specialized client-directed legal representation. The act prohibits the waiver of a child's or youth's right to counsel in dependency and neglect proceedings. The act also allows a child or youth to be a party in a dependency and neglect proceeding. For a child or youth 12 years of age or older with diminished capacity, a guardian ad litem shall remain in the role and separate counsel for the child or youth must be appointed. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

• Lindsey Daugherty Democratic · primary
• Tonya Van Beber · primary
• Dominick Moreno · primary
• Bob Gardner · primary

1. Apr 12, 2022 Governor Signed · executive
2. Apr 4, 2022 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
3. Apr 4, 2022 Sent to the Governor · executive
4. Apr 1, 2022 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
5. Mar 23, 2022 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · lower
6. Mar 22, 2022 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
7. Mar 21, 2022 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee · upper
8. Mar 16, 2022 Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
9. Mar 3, 2022 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary · upper
10. Feb 28, 2022 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
11. Feb 25, 2022 House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · lower
12. Feb 22, 2022 House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments · lower
13. Feb 16, 2022 House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
14. Jan 12, 2022 Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary · lower

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Signed Act (04/12/2022) · PDF
• Final Act (04/04/2022) · PDF
• Rerevised (03/22/2022) · PDF
• Revised (03/21/2022) · PDF
• Reengrossed (02/28/2022) · PDF
• Engrossed (02/25/2022) · PDF
• Introduced (01/12/2022) · PDF
• PA2 (03/17/2022) · PDF
• PA1 (02/18/2022) · PDF
• Committee Amendment · PDF