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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

AB 632

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Relating to: duty to participate in an appeal of an order terminating parental rights. (FE)

Children — Protection and services 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

This bill creates a duty for an appellant who has filed an appeal of an order

terminating his or her parental rights, to participate in that appeal. The bill allows

any person who receives a notice of intent to file an appeal of an order in a

termination of parental rights (TPR) proceeding to petition the court to find that the

appellant has abandoned the proceeding if the appellant does not fulfill his or her

duty to participate. Under current law, the appellant may file a notice of

abandonment if he or she decides not to pursue the appeal.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Dittrich (R) , Doyle (D) , Gundrum (R) , Mursau (R) , Penterman (R) , Snyder (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tusler (R)

3 cosponsors

Ballweg (R) , Marklein (R) , Wimberger (R)

Full history

  1. Oct 21, 2021 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Dittrich, Gundrum, Penterman, Mursau, Snyder, Thiesfeldt, Tusler and Doyle; cosponsored by Senators Wimberger, Marklein and Ballweg

  2. Oct 21, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Family Law

  3. Nov 4, 2021 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Nov 30, 2021 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Dittrich

  5. Dec 1, 2021 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  6. Dec 28, 2021 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. Feb 10, 2022 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Dittrich

  8. Mar 15, 2022 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1