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2026 Regular Session

House Bill 5271

AN ACT REQUIRING THE OFFICE OF THE CHILD ADVOCATE TO HIRE CERTAIN ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES.

In the House of Representatives's Appropriations Committee since March 3, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To require the Office of the Child Advocate to hire one or more full-time employees to assist in the oversight of children in the care of the Department of Children and Families.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

1 co-sponsor

Antonio Felipe

In the Senate

    1 co-sponsor

    Saud Anwar

    Its course

    February 19 to March 5, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action7 actions on 5 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFrom Feb 19

    Committee on ChildrenFeb 19 to Mar 312 days

    Appropriations CommitteeFrom Mar 3

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

    l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Feb 19 – Mar 3

    1. Feb 19Introduced and sent to Committee on Children
    2. Feb 20Heard in Committee on Children
    3. Mar 3Committee on Children recommended a substitute for it and sent it to Appropriations Committee
    All 7 actions, as published
    1. Feb 19REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 20PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 3Joint Favorable Substitute Change of ReferenceBoth houses
    4. Mar 4FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 4RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    6. Mar 4FAV. CHG. OF REF. HOUSE TO COMM. ONHouse of Representatives
    7. Mar 5FAV. CHG. OF REF., SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate