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CS/SB 1248: Family Law

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Stargel

Family Law; Prohibiting a court from using certain presumptive alimony guidelines in calculating alimony pendente lite; providing presumptions concerning alimony awards depending on the duration of marriages; prohibiting a combined award of alimony and child support from constituting more than a specified percentage of a payor’s net income; creating a presumption that approximately equal time-sharing by both parents is in the best interests of the child; providing that a party may pursue an immediate modification of alimony in certain circumstances, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2015
 Last Action: 5/1/2015 Senate - Died on Calendar
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/24/2015 Senate • Filed
    3/2/2015 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 121
    3/3/2015 Senate • Introduced -SJ 121
    3/19/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/24/15, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
    3/24/2015 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 259
    3/26/2015 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice -SJ 259
    3/31/2015 Senate • CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 275
    4/3/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice, 04/08/15, 10:00 am, 37 Senate Office Building
    4/8/2015 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; YEAS 5 NAYS 1 -SJ 373
    • Now in Appropriations -SJ 373
    4/16/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/21/15, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/21/2015 Senate • Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 12 NAYS 6 -SJ 504
    4/22/2015 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 504
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/27/15
    4/23/2015 Senate • Removed from Calendar -SJ 600
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 600
    5/1/2015 Senate • Died on Calendar

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  • CS/SB 1248, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/26/2015 at 12:52 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Pre-Meeting) 4/7/2015 (pdf)
    Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (Post-Meeting) 4/8/2015 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 4/20/2015 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 4/22/2015 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 943 (e1) Family Law Burton, Workman Compare Last Action: 5/1/2015 S Died in Judiciary
    Location: In committee/council (JU)     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    797912 - Amendment
    Delete lines 672 - 676 and insert:     		Appropriations
    (Joyner)     		4/20/2015
    8:39 AM     		Unfavorable
    4/22/2015     		Web Page
    PDF
    781886 - Amendment
    Delete lines 747 - 754 and insert:     		Appropriations
    (Joyner)     		4/20/2015
    9:32 AM     		Unfavorable
    4/22/2015     		Web Page
    PDF
    937376 - Amendment
    Delete lines 757 - 760.     		Appropriations
    (Joyner)     		4/20/2015
    9:31 AM     		Unfavorable
    4/22/2015     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    4/8/2015 10:00 AM Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice 5 Yeas - 1 Nays
    4/21/2015 10:00 AM Appropriations 12 Yeas - 6 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    61.071 Alimony pendente lite; suit money. Page 3 (pdf)
    61.08 Alimony. Page 4 (pdf)
    61.13 Support of children; parenting and time-sharing; powers of court. Page 16 (pdf)
    61.14 Enforcement and modification of support, maintenance, or alimony agreements or orders. Page 20 (pdf)
    61.192 Page 27 (pdf)
    61.30 Child support guidelines; retroactive child support. Page 27 (pdf)

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  • SB 1248, Original Filed Version Posted 2/24/2015 at 3:21 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 3/23/2015 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 3/26/2015 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 943 (c1) Family Law Burton, Workman Similar Last Action: 5/1/2015 S Died in Judiciary
    Location: In committee/council (JU)     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    112800 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Judiciary
    (Stargel)     		3/23/2015
    3:40 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/26/2015     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/24/2015 4:00 PM Judiciary 9 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    61.071 Alimony pendente lite; suit money. Page 3 (pdf)
    61.08 Alimony. Page 3 (pdf)
    61.13 Support of children; parenting and time-sharing; powers of court. Page 15 (pdf)
    61.14 Enforcement and modification of support, maintenance, or alimony agreements or orders. Page 18 (pdf)
    61.192 Page 26 (pdf)
    61.30 Child support guidelines; retroactive child support. Page 26 (pdf)

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