Civil RTC News

This page lists all of the most recent developments on civil right to counsel across the country. These could be newly created rights to counsel, significant publications, public events, advocacy efforts, or other things that don’t fit into a neat category.

December 17, 2024

HB8810

Requiring states to take steps to ensure that children, parents, guardians, or anyone with custody of the child has "information about and access to independent legal representation ... as appropriate." This applies in any case involving a child where there are abuse or neglect allegations, including dependency, adoption, guardianship, and termination of parental rights.

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December 17, 2024

HB3194

AG may appoint counsel for noncitizens in removal proceedings

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December 17, 2024

HB10034

Appears to be an attempt to reduce access to counsel for unaccompanied children in immigration matters

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November 26, 2024

HB4910

Non substantive changes related to adult guardianship and conservatorship matters

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November 26, 2024

HB4912

Creates process for temporary guardianship of adult and for removal, modification and termination of conservatorship

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November 19, 2024

SB481

Prohibiting the court from requiring parents to pay the costs of child's attorney or GAL in abuse/neglect and truancy matters

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November 18, 2024

HB765

Creates cause of action for the private termination of parental rights due to a conception resulting from sexual assault, for which court may appoint guardian ad litem for the child.

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November 1, 2024

HB393

Non substantive: Amendments to Adult Protective Proceedings right to counsel provisions

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October 30, 2024

HB10061

Appears to be an attempt to reduce access to counsel for unaccompanied children in immigration matters

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October 8, 2024

HB1018

Provides RTC to extreme risk protection order respondents who are indigent

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September 30, 2024

SB309

In matters related to judicial determinations of capacity for purposes of healthcare decision making, the court shall appoint an attorney ad litem

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September 29, 2024

AB2119

Updating terminology used to refer to individuals subject to involuntary medical treatment and civil commitment matters

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