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CS/HB 1301: Parenting and Time-sharing of Minor Children

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Persons-Mulicka ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Basabe ; Benjamin ; Borrero ; Daniels ; Garcia ; Leek ; Lopez, V. ; Michael ; Mooney ; Plasencia ; Rizo ; Salzman

Parenting and Time-sharing of Minor Children; Removes requirement for unanticipated change in circumstances in order to modify parenting plan or time-sharing schedule; creates rebuttable presumption that equal time-sharing is in best interests of child; provides standard of evidence to rebut such presumption; requires court to evaluate certain factors & make specific written findings of fact when creating or modifying time-sharing schedule; authorizes modification of time-sharing schedule.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
Last Action: 6/29/2023 - Chapter No. 2023-301; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1416 (Ch. 2023-315)
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/1/2023 House • Filed
3/6/2023 House • Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee
3/7/2023 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/16/2023 House • Added to Civil Justice Subcommittee agenda
3/20/2023 House • Favorable by Civil Justice Subcommittee
• Reported out of Civil Justice Subcommittee
• Now in Judiciary Committee
4/7/2023 House • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
4/11/2023 House • Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
4/12/2023 House • Reported out of Judiciary Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
4/13/2023 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
4/20/2023 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/25/2023)
4/25/2023 House • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
4/26/2023 House • Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 105, NAYS 7
4/26/2023 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Rules
• Received
4/28/2023 Senate • Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 615
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1292 -SJ 615
• Read 2nd time -SJ 615
• Read 3rd time -SJ 615
• CS passed; YEAS 34 NAYS 3 -SJ 615
4/28/2023 House • In Messages
• Ordered enrolled
6/26/2023 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/27/2023 • Approved by Governor
6/29/2023 • Chapter No. 2023-301; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1416 (Ch. 2023-315)