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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

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  • 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

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  • CS/HB 1397, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/26/2014 at 5:52 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/4/2014 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1190 (c1) Family Law Lee Similar Last Action: 5/2/2014 H Died on Calendar
    Location: On 3rd Reading Calendar     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (10)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    39.4075 Referral of a dependency case to mediation. Page 12 (pdf)
    44.1011 Definitions. Page 12 (pdf)
    44.102 Court-ordered mediation. Page 14 (pdf)
    44.106 Standards and procedures for mediators and arbitrators; fees. Page 15 (pdf)
    44.51 Page 2 (pdf)
    44.52 Page 3 (pdf)
    44.53 Page 6 (pdf)
    44.54 Page 8 (pdf)
    718.401 Leaseholds. Page 16 (pdf)
    984.18 Referral of child-in-need-of-services cases to mediation. Page 18 (pdf)

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  • HB 1397, Original Filed Version Posted 3/4/2014 at 9:29 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Civil Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/26/2014 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1190 Family Law Lee Compare Last Action: 5/2/2014 H Died on Calendar
    Location: On 3rd Reading Calendar     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    154071 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		La Rosa 3/24/2014
    5:41 PM     		Adopted without Objection
    3/25/2014     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    90.5022 Page 1 (pdf)

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