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BILL · 1999–00 SESSION · LATEST VERSION ESSB 6305

SB 6305: Guardians ad litem

Changing provisions relating to guardians ad litem.

Summary

  • C Requires all guardians ad litem (GALs) and investigators to complete training requirements.
  • C Requires a GAL to disclose whether he or she has been removed from a registry pursuant to a grievance or from a case for cause.
  • C Requires the court to remove a GAL from a registry for misrepresenting his or her qualifications.
  • C Limits the advocacy role of GALs and court-appointed special advocates (CASAs) in dependency and family law proceedings to nonjudicial forums only, and specifies that their duties include investigating and reporting factual information to the court.
  • C Prohibits a GAL, CASA, or investigator from engaging in ex parte communications.
  • C Requires the court to specify the hourly rate and maximum amount a GAL may charge.

From the Substitute House Bill Analysis (SSB 6305), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Enacted Enacted · Chapter 124, Laws of 2000
  1. IntroducedJan 12, 2000
  2. Out of committee
  3. Passed SenateFeb 11, 2000
  4. Passed HouseMar 3, 2000
  5. Governor
  6. LawMar 24, 2000
Prime sponsor
Rosa Franklin (D-29)
Introduced
January 12, 2000 in the Senate
Last action
March 24, 2000
Session law
Chapter 124, Laws of 2000
Versions
SB 6305, ESSB 6305

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Rosa Franklin (D-29)

1 co-sponsor (1 Democrat, 0 Republicans)

Jeanne Kohl-Welles D-36

Votes

Senate · Final Passage

February 11, 2000
Version voted on: ESSB 6305
45 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 4 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat26001
Republican19003
How each member voted

Yea (45)

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House · Final Passage

March 3, 2000
Version voted on: ESSB 6305
97 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat48001
Republican49000
How each member voted

Yea (97)

Excused (1)

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Senate · Final Passage

March 7, 2000
Version voted on: ESSB 6305
44 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 5 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat24003
Republican20002
How each member voted
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History

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