Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · Bill
HB 598: AN ACT relating to guardians ad litem and other appointed counsel.
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
HB 598 is a bill introduced in the Kentucky House on February 9, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT relating to guardians ad litem and other appointed counsel. Most recent recorded action (April 15, 2026): recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H).
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
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.
Sponsors
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No sponsor recorded in source data. | ||||
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
- returned to Rules
- taken from the Orders of the Day
- posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 05 2026
- 2nd reading, to Rules
- reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
- to Families & Children (H)
- to Committee on Committees (H)
- introduced in House