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CS/CS/HB 775: Shared Parental Responsibility after Establishment of Paternity

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Civil Justice Subcommittee ; Benjamin ; Hawkins ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Barnaby ; Basabe ; Chambliss ; López, J. ; Mooney ; Overdorf ; Plasencia

Shared Parental Responsibility after Establishment of Paternity; Authorizes parent to request certain determinations & creation of parenting plan & time-sharing schedule; requires determination of parental responsibility & child support & creation of parenting plan & time-sharing schedule to be done through certain action; specifies mother of child born out of wedlock & father who has established paternity of such child are natural guardians of child & subject to rights & responsibilities of being parents; specifies mother of child born out of wedlock is natural guardian if father has not established paternity.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
Last Action: 6/12/2023 - Chapter No. 2023-209
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/13/2023 House • Filed
2/21/2023 House • Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee
• Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee
3/7/2023 House • Added to Civil Justice Subcommittee agenda
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/9/2023 House • Favorable with CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee
3/10/2023 House • Reported out of Civil Justice Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
3/13/2023 House • Original reference removed: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Judiciary Committee
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
3/29/2023 House • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
3/31/2023 House • Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
• Reported out of Judiciary Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
4/3/2023 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 114, NAYS 0
4/26/2023 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Rules
• Received
4/27/2023 Senate • Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 574
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1146 -SJ 574
• Read 2nd time -SJ 574
• Read 3rd time -SJ 574
• CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 574
4/27/2023 House • In Messages
• Ordered enrolled
6/5/2023 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/9/2023 • Approved by Governor
6/12/2023 • Chapter No. 2023-209