HB 598 KY

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Introduced

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 15A to establish the Department of Family Representation and Advocacy and the Family Representation and Advocacy Commission to provide a state-sponsored and controlled system for training and appointing guardians ad litem and other counsel; amend various sections to cap guardian ad litem or counsel fees at $500; amend various other sections to conform; provide that the Act may be cited as the Family Representation and Advocacy Act; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2027.

• S. Dietz Republican · primary

1. Feb 9, 2026 introduced in House · lower
2. Feb 9, 2026 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
3. Feb 17, 2026 to Families & Children (H) · lower
4. Feb 26, 2026 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1) · lower
5. Feb 27, 2026 2nd reading, to Rules · lower
6. Mar 4, 2026 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 05 2026 · lower
7. Mar 26, 2026 taken from the Orders of the Day · lower
8. Mar 26, 2026 returned to Rules · lower
9. Apr 15, 2026 recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H) · lower