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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

AB 628

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Relating to: elimination of a jury trial in a proceeding under the Children's Code. (FE)

Children — Protection and services Jury Juvenile court

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, in a termination of parental rights proceeding, a child or the

child's parent, guardian, or legal custodian; an unborn child's guardian ad litem; or

an expectant mother of an unborn child has a statutory right to a jury trial in the

fact-finding portion of the proceeding. This bill eliminates that statutory right.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Dittrich (R) , Gundrum (R) , Mursau (R) , Penterman (R) , Snyder (R) , Tusler (R) , Wichgers (R)

1 cosponsors

Jacque (R)

Full history

  1. Oct 21, 2021 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Dittrich, Gundrum, Penterman, Mursau, Wichgers, Tusler, Snyder and Doyle; cosponsored by Senator Jacque

  2. Oct 21, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Family Law

  3. Nov 9, 2021 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Nov 30, 2021 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Dittrich

  5. Dec 1, 2021 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  6. Dec 2, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Doyle withdrawn as a coauthor

  7. Jan 7, 2022 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  8. Feb 10, 2022 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Dittrich

  9. Mar 15, 2022 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1