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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
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
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

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  • CS/CS/SB 226, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 5/4/2023 at 9:05 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 813 (c2) Support for Dependent Adult Children Civil Justice Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 5/2/2023 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 226 (Ch. 2023-213) Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (9)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    61.1255 Page 3 (pdf)
    61.13 Support of children; parenting and time-sharing; powers of court. Page 5 (pdf)
    61.29 Child support guidelines; principles. Page 7 (pdf)
    61.30 Child support guidelines; retroactive child support. Page 8 (pdf)
    61.31 Page 9 (pdf)
    393.12 Capacity; appointment of guardian advocate. Page 10 (pdf)
    742.031 Hearings; court orders for support, hospital expenses, and attorney’s fee. Page 12 (pdf)
    742.06 Jurisdiction retained for future orders. Page 13 (pdf)
    744.422 Page 13 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/SB 226, Engrossed 1 Posted 3/30/2023 at 7:46 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 813 (c2) Support for Dependent Adult Children Civil Justice Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 5/2/2023 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 226 (Ch. 2023-213) Track This Bill

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    5/3/2023 1:47 PM House 115 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (9)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    61.1255 Page 3 (pdf)
    61.13 Support of children; parenting and time-sharing; powers of court. Page 5 (pdf)
    61.29 Child support guidelines; principles. Page 7 (pdf)
    61.30 Child support guidelines; retroactive child support. Page 8 (pdf)
    61.31 Page 9 (pdf)
    393.12 Capacity; appointment of guardian advocate. Page 10 (pdf)
    742.031 Hearings; court orders for support, hospital expenses, and attorney’s fee. Page 12 (pdf)
    742.06 Jurisdiction retained for future orders. Page 13 (pdf)
    744.422 Page 13 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/SB 226, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 3/8/2023 at 3:03 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules (Pre-Meeting) 3/21/2023 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 3/22/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 813 (c2) Support for Dependent Adult Children Civil Justice Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 5/2/2023 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 226 (Ch. 2023-213) Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    581458 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Berman 3/28/2023
    1:59 PM     		Senate: Adopted
    3/30/2023     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/22/2023 8:30 AM Rules 18 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    3/30/2023 7:33 PM Senate 39 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (11)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    61.1255 Page 3 (pdf)
    61.13 Support of children; parenting and time-sharing; powers of court. Page 5 (pdf)
    61.29 Child support guidelines; principles. Page 8 (pdf)
    61.30 Child support guidelines; retroactive child support. Page 8 (pdf)
    61.31 Page 9 (pdf)
    393.12 Capacity; appointment of guardian advocate. Page 11 (pdf)
    742.031 Hearings; court orders for support, hospital expenses, and attorney’s fee. Page 11 (pdf)
    742.06 Jurisdiction retained for future orders. Page 14 (pdf)
    744.1013 Page 14 (pdf)
    744.3021 Guardians of minors. Page 15 (pdf)
    744.422 Page 15 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 226, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/8/2023 at 12:43 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 3/3/2023 (pdf)
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) 3/7/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 813 Support for Dependent Adult Children Civil Justice Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 5/2/2023 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 226 (Ch. 2023-213) Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    897670 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    (Berman)     		3/3/2023
    10:16 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/8/2023     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/6/2023 1:00 PM Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (11)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    61.1255 Page 3 (pdf)
    61.13 Support of children; parenting and time-sharing; powers of court. Page 5 (pdf)
    61.29 Child support guidelines; principles. Page 7 (pdf)
    61.30 Child support guidelines; retroactive child support. Page 8 (pdf)
    61.31 Page 9 (pdf)
    393.12 Capacity; appointment of guardian advocate. Page 10 (pdf)
    742.031 Hearings; court orders for support, hospital expenses, and attorney’s fee. Page 11 (pdf)
    742.06 Jurisdiction retained for future orders. Page 13 (pdf)
    744.1013 Page 13 (pdf)
    744.3021 Guardians of minors. Page 14 (pdf)
    744.422 Page 14 (pdf)

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  • SB 226, Original Filed Version Posted 1/18/2023 at 12:56 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 2/6/2023 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 2/8/2023 (pdf)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    284646 - Amendment
    Delete lines 111 - 368 and insert:     		Judiciary
    (Berman)     		2/6/2023
    3:02 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/7/2023     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/7/2023 3:30 PM Judiciary 12 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (11)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    61.1255 Page 3 (pdf)
    61.13 Support of children; parenting and time-sharing; powers of court. Page 5 (pdf)
    61.29 Child support guidelines; principles. Page 7 (pdf)
    61.30 Child support guidelines; retroactive child support. Page 8 (pdf)
    61.31 Page 9 (pdf)
    393.12 Capacity; appointment of guardian advocate. Page 10 (pdf)
    742.031 Hearings; court orders for support, hospital expenses, and attorney’s fee. Page 11 (pdf)
    742.06 Jurisdiction retained for future orders. Page 13 (pdf)
    744.1013 Page 13 (pdf)
    744.3021 Guardians of minors. Page 14 (pdf)
    744.422 Page 14 (pdf)

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