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CS/HB 401: Effect of Dissolution or Annulment of Marriage on Certain Designations

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Moraitis

Effect of Dissolution or Annulment of Marriage on Certain Designations; Provides that designation made by or on behalf of decedent providing for payment or transfer at death of interest in asset to or for benefit of decedent's former spouse becomes void if marriage dissolved or declared invalid before decedent's death, if designation was before dissolution or order; provides for disposition of assets; specifies assets subject to provisions; provides exceptions; provides that payors are not liable for payments or transfers contrary to provisions in certain circumstances; provides that certain provisions apply notwithstanding payor's knowledge; provides that provisions do not affect specified interests & rights; provides applicability.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
Last Action: 4/25/2012 - Chapter No. 2012-148
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/18/2011 House • Filed
10/28/2011 House • Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 40
11/9/2011 House • On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 11/16/11, 1:30 pm, 404 HOB
11/16/2011 House • Favorable by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 173
• Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 173
1/10/2012 House • Introduced -HJ 40
1/30/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 02/01/12, 8:30 am, 404 HOB
2/1/2012 House • CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -HJ 455
2/2/2012 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time -HJ 446
2/6/2012 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 525
2/20/2012 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/22/12
2/22/2012 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 731
• Amendment(s) adopted (868711)
• Placed on 3rd reading
2/23/2012 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 783
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 -HJ 783
2/24/2012 Senate • In Messages
3/5/2012 Senate • Received -SJ 842
• Referred to Judiciary; Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations; Budget -SJ 842
3/8/2012 Senate • Withdrawn from Judiciary; Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations; Budget -SJ 1001
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 1001
• Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1146 -SJ 1001
• Read 2nd time -SJ 1001
• Read 3rd time -SJ 1002
• CS passed; YEAS 34 NAYS 6 -SJ 1002
3/8/2012 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 1244
4/13/2012 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
4/24/2012 • Approved by Governor
4/25/2012 • Chapter No. 2012-148