BILL · 1999–00 SESSION · LATEST VERSION ESSB 5447

SB 5447: Guardians ad litem

Changing provisions relating to guardians ad litem.

Summary

C Requires the development and implementation of training and continuing education requirements for a guardian ad litem (GAL).
C Requires the development of a model grievance procedure for disputes involving a GAL, a court-appointed special advocate (CASA), or an investigator.
C Requires a GAL to disclose whether he or she has been removed from a GAL registry pursuant to a grievance or from a pending case for failure to adequately perform.
C Requires a court to specify the hourly fee and maximum amount a GAL or investigator may charge.
C Prohibits a GAL, CASA, or investigator from engaging in ex parte communications.
C Allows the removal of a GAL not selected from a rotational registry from a case in child dependency and family law proceedings upon motion of a party.

From the Substitute House Bill Analysis (SSB 5447), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House

IntroducedJan 22, 1999
Out of committee
Passed SenateMar 10, 1999
Passed Housestopped here
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Prime sponsor: Rosa Franklin (D-29)
Introduced: January 22, 1999 in the Senate
Last action: January 14, 2000
Budget: Has a fiscal note
Versions: SB 5447, ESSB 5447

Votes

Senate · Final Passage

March 10, 1999

Version voted on: ESSB 5447

45 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 4 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	25	0	0	2
Republican	20	0	0	2

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Yea (45)

Excused (4)

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History

The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.

SB 5447 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

SB 5447 (2025–26) High-hazard facility wages · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5447 (2023–24) Alternative jet fuel · Enacted · Chapter 232, Laws of 2023
SB 5447 (2021–22) Financial products · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5447 (2019–20) Dairy milk assessment fee · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5447 (2017–18) Office of pub. guardianship · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5447 (2015–16) Border areas, fuel tax · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5447 (2013–14) Long-term care insurance · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5447 (2011–12) Unoccupied mobile home lots · Did not pass · died in committee

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