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House adopts amendment and passes HB 270 to clarify mental-health practitioner appointments in parental-rights actions
Summary
HB 270 was amended to remove language that would require a different therapist at termination hearings; floor sponsor said the change reflects practice so the same qualified, licensed mental-health therapist can be appointed throughout proceedings; the bill passed 67–0.
The House amended and passed House Bill 270, clarifying who may serve as a mental-health practitioner in parental-rights actions and ensuring appointment of a suitably licensed therapist throughout proceedings.
Representative Mike Thompson, sponsor of HB 270, moved an amendment that deleted the words "termination…
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