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CS/SB 250: Family Law

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Lee

Family Law; Creating a presumption that approximately equal time-sharing by both parents is in the best interest of the child; prohibiting the modification of a determination of parental responsibility, a parenting plan, or a time-sharing schedule unless certain determinations are made, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2016
Last Action: 3/11/2016 House - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    9/10/2015 Senate • Filed
    9/17/2015 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 21
    1/12/2016 Senate • Introduced -SJ 21
    1/21/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/26/16, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
    1/26/2016 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 3 -SJ 274
    1/28/2016 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Original reference(s) removed: Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations
    • Remaining references corrected to Rules -SJ 277
    • Now in Rules
    • CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 275
    2/5/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/10/16, 10:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building
    2/10/2016 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 7 NAYS 4
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    2/11/2016 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/18/16
    2/18/2016 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 417
    • Amendment(s) adopted (447250) -SJ 418
    • Ordered engrossed -SJ 418
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    2/23/2016 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 451
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 23 NAYS 15 -SJ 451
    2/24/2016 House • In Messages
    3/11/2016 House • Died in Messages

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  • CS/SB 250, Engrossed 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/18/2016 at 11:28 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 553 Family Law Tobia Identical Last Action: 3/11/2016 H Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (CJS)
    S 668 (er) Family Law Stargel Compare Last Action: 5/12/2017 S Veto Message transmitted to Secretary of State
    Location: In committee/council (RC)

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    2/23/2016 11:24 AM Senate 23 Yeas - 15 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    61.13 Support of children; parenting and time-sharing; powers of court. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 250, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/28/2016 at 8:34 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules (Pre-Meeting) 2/9/2016 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 2/10/2016 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 553 Family Law Tobia Identical Last Action: 3/11/2016 H Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (CJS)
    S 668 Family Law Stargel Compare Last Action: 5/12/2017 S Veto Message transmitted to Secretary of State
    Location: In committee/council (RC)

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    447250 - Title Amendment
    In title, delete line 2 and insert:
    Lee 2/17/2016
    1:20 PM
    Senate: Adopted
    2/18/2016
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/10/2016 10:00 AM Rules 7 Yeas - 4 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    61.13 Support of children; parenting and time-sharing; powers of court. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 250, Original Filed Version Posted 9/10/2015 at 1:10 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 1/25/2016 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 1/27/2016 (pdf)

    Related Bills (5)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 455 Alimony Burton Compare Last Action: 3/7/2016 H Laid on Table -HJ 871
    Location: Laid on Table
    H 553 Family Law Tobia Compare Last Action: 3/11/2016 H Died in Civil Justice Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (CJS)
    H 967 Family Law Stevenson Compare Last Action: 3/24/2016 Chapter No. 2016-93
    Location: Became Law
    S 668 Family Law Stargel Compare Last Action: 5/12/2017 S Veto Message transmitted to Secretary of State
    Location: In committee/council (RC)
    S 972 Family Law Lee Compare Last Action: 3/2/2016 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 967 (Ch. 2016-93) -SJ 562
    Location: Laid on Table

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    113284 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Judiciary
    (Stargel)
    1/25/2016
    11:37 AM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/26/2016
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/26/2016 1:00 PM Judiciary 7 Yeas - 3 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (13)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    61.052 Dissolution of marriage. Page 38 (pdf)
    61.071 Alimony pendente lite; suit money. Page 4 (pdf)
    61.08 Alimony. Page 5 (pdf)
    61.13 Support of children; parenting and time-sharing; powers of court. Page 17 (pdf)
    61.14 Enforcement and modification of support, maintenance, or alimony agreements or orders. Page 21 (pdf)
    61.192 Page 29 (pdf)
    61.30 Child support guidelines; retroactive child support. Page 29 (pdf)
    61.55 Page 30 (pdf)
    61.56 Page 31 (pdf)
    61.57 Page 33 (pdf)
    61.58 Page 35 (pdf)
    409.2563 Administrative establishment of child support obligations. Page 39 (pdf)
    742.031 Hearings; court orders for support, hospital expenses, and attorney’s fee. Page 40 (pdf)

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