Relating to the appointment of a guardian ad litem in certain suits filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 13, 2023
Last action May 11, 2023
Floor votes · House May 6, 2023
How they voted
112–16
Passed · 13 other
Total votes 141
May 6, 2023
D
Democratic60
91% Yea
R
Republican81
70% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
8
Committee
7
Amendments
2
May 11, 2023
Committee
Referred to Jurisprudence
upper
May 11, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 8, 2023
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
lower
May 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 13, 2023
Committee
Referred to Juvenile Justice & Family Issues
lower
Mar 13, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
4 primary · 14 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
AM
Andy Murr
RRepublican
P
EB
Ernest Bailes
RRepublican
P
John Lujan
RRepublican
P
Terri Leo-Wilson
RRepublican
Co
Angelia Orr
RRepublican
Co
Ben Bumgarner
RRepublican
Co
DB
DeWayne Burns
RRepublican
Co
DA
Doc Anderson
RRepublican
Co
FF
Frederick Frazier
RRepublican
Co
Gary VanDeaver
RRepublican
Co
GR
Glenn Rogers
RRepublican
Co
Josey Garcia
DDemocratic
Co
JJ
Julie Johnson
DDemocratic
Co
LS
Lynn Stucky
RRepublican
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