Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

AB 677

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Relating to: appointing a guardian ad litem in certain cases where a paternity action is barred by a statute of limitations (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Children and Families).

Children — Protection and services Children and families, department of Family — Support Limitation of action Statutes — Revision

Introduced, stopped here
Passes Assembly, not reached
Passes Senate, not reached
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Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill eliminates the ability of a person responsible for enforcing a support

action to request a court to appoint a guardian ad litem to bring a paternity action

on behalf of a minor if the paternity of the minor has not been acknowledged and an

action to determine paternity is barred by a statute of limitations.

For further information, see the

Notes

provided by the Law Revision

Committee of the Joint Legislative Council.

Votes

Senate: Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Feb 8, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

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