KY HB 598
died on adjournmentAN ACT relating to guardians ad litem and other appointed counsel.
Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did KY HB 598 pass?
No. KY HB 598 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-04-15): recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
What is KY HB 598 about?
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 15A to establish the Department of Family Representation and Advocacy and the Family Representation and Advocacy Commission to provide a state-sponsored and controlled system for training and appointing guardians ad litem and other counsel; amend various sections to cap guardian ad litem or counsel fees at $500; amend various other sections to conform; provide that the Act may be cited as the Family Representation and Advocacy Act; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2027.
Who sponsors KY HB 598?
S. Dietz is the primary sponsor of KY HB 598.
Description
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 15A to establish the Department of Family Representation and Advocacy and the Family Representation and Advocacy Commission to provide a state-sponsored and controlled system for training and appointing guardians ad litem and other counsel; amend various sections to cap guardian ad litem or counsel fees at $500; amend various other sections to conform; provide that the Act may be cited as the Family Representation and Advocacy Act; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2027.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-09
- Latest action
- 2026-04-15 — recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- S. Dietzprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-15
recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
2026-03-26
returned to Rules
2026-03-26
taken from the Orders of the Day
2026-03-04
posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 05 2026
2026-02-27
2nd reading, to Rules
reading-2
2026-02-26
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
committee-passage
2026-02-17
to Families & Children (H)
referral-committee
2026-02-09
to Committee on Committees (H)
referral-committee
2026-02-09
introduced in House
introduction
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Related bills
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