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CS/CS/SB 226: Support for Dependent Adult Children

GENERAL BILL by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Judiciary ; Berman

Support for Dependent Adult Children; Providing that civil suits to establish support for dependent adult children may be filed only in a certain court by specified individuals; requiring such support to be paid to the dependent adult child or other specified persons; specifying that a child support order does not terminate on the child’s 18th birthday in certain circumstances; requiring the court to consider certain factors when determining the amount of support for a dependent adult child; providing an additional circumstance under which a guardian advocate must be represented by an attorney in guardianship proceedings, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
 Last Action: 6/16/2023 - Chapter No. 2023-213
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Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  3. Rules (RC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/18/2023 Senate • Filed
1/26/2023 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Rules
1/30/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/07/23, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/7/2023 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 12 NAYS 0
2/8/2023 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
2/9/2023 Senate • Now in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
2/27/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/06/23, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
3/6/2023 Senate • CS/CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
3/7/2023 Senate • Introduced
• CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 112
3/8/2023 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Rules
• CS/CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 139
3/17/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/22/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
3/22/2023 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
3/27/2023 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/30/23
3/30/2023 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 284
• Amendment(s) adopted (581458) -SJ 285
• Read 3rd time -SJ 287
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 287
• Immediately certified -SJ 288
3/31/2023 House • In Messages
5/1/2023 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (5/2/2023)
• 1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
5/2/2023 House • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
5/3/2023 House • Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0
5/3/2023 Senate • Ordered enrolled
6/5/2023 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/12/2023 • Approved by Governor
6/16/2023 • Chapter No. 2023-213