HB 967: Family Law
GENERAL BILL by Stevenson ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Edwards ; Renner
Family Law; Designates act as "Collaborative Law Process Act"; provides that collaborative law process begins when parties enter into collaborative law participation agreement; prohibits tribunal from ordering party to participate in collaborative law process over party's objection; provides conditions under which collaborative law process concludes, terminates, or continues; provides for confidentiality of communications made during collaborative law process; provides exceptions.
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 12/15/2015 | House |
• Filed |
| 1/8/2016 | House |
• Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 83 |
| 1/12/2016 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 83 |
| 1/22/2016 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 01/26/16, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall |
| 1/26/2016 | House |
• Favorable by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 289 • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 289 |
| 2/2/2016 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 02/04/16, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall |
| 2/4/2016 | House |
• Favorable by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -HJ 399 • Placed on Calendar -HJ 399 |
| 2/19/2016 | House |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/23/16 |
| 2/23/2016 | House |
• Read 2nd time -HJ 550 • Placed on 3rd reading |
| 2/24/2016 | House |
• Was taken up -HJ 581 • Read 3rd time -HJ 582 • Passed; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 -HJ 582 |
| 3/1/2016 | Senate |
• In Messages • Referred to Judiciary; Rules -SJ 516 • Received -SJ 516 |
| 3/2/2016 | Senate |
• Withdrawn from Judiciary; Rules -SJ 562 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 562 • Substituted for SB 972 -SJ 562 • Read 2nd time -SJ 562 • Placed on 3rd reading |
| 3/4/2016 | Senate |
• Read 3rd time -SJ 719 • Passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 719 |
| 3/4/2016 | House |
• Ordered enrolled -HJ 822 |
| 3/9/2016 |
• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor -HJ 980 |
|
| 3/24/2016 |
• Approved by Governor • Chapter No. 2016-93 |
