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CS/CS/HB 185: Custody of Minor Children by Extended Family

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee ; Roach ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bell ; Brannan ; Cortes ; Eskamani ; Good ; Gottlieb ; Hill ; Mercado ; Polo ; Roth ; Smith, D.

Custody of Minor Children by Extended Family; Revises requirements for individual seeking concurrent custody; requires petition for temporary or concurrent custody to include provisions relating to best interest of child; authorizes court to include provisions relating to best interest of child in order granting temporary or concurrent custody; authorizes court to modify & establish reasonable conditions for transition of custody; requires court to consider specified factors when establishing such conditions; authorizes court to require parties to comply with specified provisions in order before terminating order.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
Last Action: 3/9/2020 House - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 124 (Ch. 2020-146) -HJ 995
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
9/17/2019 House • Filed
9/25/2019 House • Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 21
11/7/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 11/14/19, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall
11/14/2019 House • Favorable by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 297
11/15/2019 House • Now in Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee -HJ 297
12/5/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee, 12/12/19, 9:00 am, 12 HOB -- Temporarily Postponed
1/14/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee, 01/16/20, 9:00 am, 12 HOB
• Introduced -HJ 20
1/16/2020 House • CS by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 411
1/17/2020 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
1/21/2020 House • Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 410
• CS by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 409
1/28/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 01/30/20, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall
1/30/2020 House • CS/CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 526
2/6/2020 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
2/7/2020 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 524
• CS/CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time -HJ 519
3/9/2020 House • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 124 (Ch. 2020-146) -HJ 995