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CS/SB 1190: Family Law

GENERAL BILL by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Lee

Family Law; Creating the “Collaborative Law Act”; declaring that a collaborative law process commences when the parties enter into a collaborative law participation agreement; providing that a tribunal may not order a party to participate in a collaborative law process over the party’s objection; providing for confidentiality of communications made during the collaborative law process, etc.

Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act, this act shall take effect July 1, 2014
Last Action: 5/2/2014 House - Died on Calendar
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Judiciary (JU)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/21/2014 Senate • Filed
2/28/2014 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary -SJ 95
3/4/2014 Senate • Introduced -SJ 95
3/27/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 04/01/14, 9:00 am, 37 Senate Office Building
4/1/2014 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 442
4/2/2014 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
4/3/2014 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 449
4/4/2014 Senate • Now in Judiciary -SJ 442
4/7/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/08/14, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Office Building
4/8/2014 Senate • Favorable by- Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 459
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 459
4/11/2014 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/14
4/23/2014 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 563
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/24/2014 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 615
• CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 616
4/25/2014 House • In Messages
4/28/2014 House • Referred to Calendar -HJ 829
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/14
• Received -HJ 829
4/29/2014 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 854
• Substituted for CS/HB 1397 -HJ 854
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/30/2014 House • Temporarily postponed, on 3rd Reading -HJ 895
5/2/2014 House • Temporarily postponed, on 3rd Reading -HJ 1322
• Died on Calendar