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CS/CS/HB 943: Family Law

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Civil Justice Subcommittee ; Burton ; Workman ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Costello ; Eisnaugle ; Gaetz

Family Law; Requiring the use of specified factors in calculating alimony pendente lite; providing presumptions concerning alimony awards depending on the duration of marriages; providing for imputation of income in certain circumstances; declaring public policy concerning a child's interests regarding time sharing in custody and support proceedings; prohibiting a court from changing the duration of an alimony award; providing for motions to advance the trial of certain actions if a specified period has passed since the initial service on the respondent, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2015
Last Action: 5/1/2015 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: 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
    2/23/2015 House • Filed
    3/3/2015 House • Introduced -HJ 78
    • Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 79
    3/13/2015 House • PCS on Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 03/17/15, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall
    3/17/2015 House • CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 9 NAYS 4 -HJ 291
    3/23/2015 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
    • CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 289
    3/24/2015 House • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 294
    3/31/2015 House • PCS on Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 04/02/15, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall
    4/2/2015 House • CS/CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 12 NAYS 3 -HJ 441
    4/3/2015 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
    • CS/CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time -HJ 434
    4/6/2015 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 440
    4/21/2015 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/15
    4/23/2015 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 751
    • Amendment(s) adopted (533239) -HJ 753
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/24/2015 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 805
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 93 NAYS 22 -HJ 806
    4/24/2015 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 645
    • Received -SJ 645
    5/1/2015 Senate • Died in Judiciary

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  • CS/CS/HB 943, Engrossed 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/23/2015 at 9:10 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1248 (c1) Family Law Stargel Compare Last Action: 5/1/2015 S Died on Calendar
    Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/24/2015 12:54 PM House 93 Yeas - 22 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (8)

    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 17 (pdf)
    61.14 Enforcement and modification of support, maintenance, or alimony agreements or orders. Page 23 (pdf)
    61.1827 Identifying information concerning applicants for and recipients of child support services. Page 22 (pdf)
    61.192 Page 31 (pdf)
    61.30 Child support guidelines; retroactive child support. Page 31 (pdf)
    409.2579 Safeguarding Title IV-D case file information. Page 22 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/HB 943, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 4/3/2015 at 3:32 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1248 (c1) Family Law Stargel Similar Last Action: 5/1/2015 S Died on Calendar
    Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar

    Floor Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    984545 - Amendment
    Remove line 72 and insert:
    Moraitis 4/7/2015
    10:14 AM
    House: Withdrawn
    4/23/2015
    PDF
    854493 - Amendment
    Between lines 431 and 432, insert:
    Burton 4/22/2015
    1:57 PM
    House: Superseded by Substitute
    4/23/2015
    PDF
    hierarchy 533239 - Substitute Amendment (854493)
    Between lines 431 and 432, insert:
    Burton 4/22/2015
    4:57 PM
    House: Adopted
    4/23/2015
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    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)
    61.14 Enforcement and modification of support, maintenance, or alimony agreements or orders. Page 17 (pdf)
    61.192 Page 26 (pdf)
    61.30 Child support guidelines; retroactive child support. Page 25 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 943, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/23/2015 at 8:32 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/3/2015 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1248 (c1) Family Law Stargel Similar Last Action: 5/1/2015 S Died on Calendar
    Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    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)
    61.14 Enforcement and modification of support, maintenance, or alimony agreements or orders. Page 17 (pdf)
    61.192 Page 26 (pdf)
    61.30 Child support guidelines; retroactive child support. Page 25 (pdf)

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  • HB 943, Original Filed Version Posted 2/23/2015 at 5:41 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Civil Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/20/2015 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1248 Family Law Stargel Similar Last Action: 5/1/2015 S Died on Calendar
    Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    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)
    61.14 Enforcement and modification of support, maintenance, or alimony agreements or orders. Page 16 (pdf)
    61.192 Page 24 (pdf)
    61.30 Child support guidelines; retroactive child support. Page 24 (pdf)

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