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CS/HB 1397: Family Law

GENERAL BILL by Civil Justice Subcommittee ; La Rosa

Family Law; Designates provisions as "Collaborative Law Act"; specifies when collaborative process commences; provides that tribunal may not order party to participate in collaborative law process over party's objection; provides conditions under which collaborative law process is concluded; provides for confidentiality of communications made during collaborative law process; provides exceptions; provides that certain provisions of act are contingent upon approval & publication of court rules governing specified subjects.

Effective Date: 7/1/2014
Last Action: 4/29/2014 House - Laid on Table -HJ 854
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/4/2014 House • Filed
• Introduced -HJ 114
3/11/2014 House • Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 271
3/21/2014 House • On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 03/25/14, 11:30 am, Sumner Hall
3/25/2014 House • CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 388
3/26/2014 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
3/27/2014 House • CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 386
3/28/2014 House • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 404
4/2/2014 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 04/04/14, 9:30 am, Sumner Hall
4/4/2014 House • Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 467
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 467
4/28/2014 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/14
4/29/2014 House • Substituted CS/SB 1190 (Died on Calendar in House) -HJ 854
• Laid on Table -HJ 854