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CS/SB 976: Court-appointed Psychologists

GENERAL BILL by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Bernard

Court-appointed Psychologists; Requiring a party to seek disqualification of a court-appointed psychologist before filing an administrative complaint against the psychologist; providing for disqualification motions; revising provisions for award of costs and attorney fees in supplemental actions against court-appointed psychologists, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
 Last Action: 4/17/2025 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/22/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/21/2025 Senate • Filed
    2/28/2025 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
    3/4/2025 Senate • Introduced
    3/27/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 04/01/25, 4:00 pm, 301 Senate Building
    4/1/2025 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
    4/2/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time
    4/3/2025 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
    4/7/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 04/10/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/10/2025 Senate • Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
    4/11/2025 Senate • Now in Fiscal Policy
    4/17/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/22/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building

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  • CS/SB 976, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/2/2025 at 9:05 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (Pre-Meeting) 4/9/2025 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (Post-Meeting) 4/10/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 901 (c1) Court-appointed Psychologists Judiciary Committee Identical Last Action: 4/16/2025 S Referred to Fiscal Policy Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/10/2025 8:30 AM Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    61.122 Parenting plan recommendation; presumption of psychologist’s good faith; prerequisite to parent’s filing suit; award of fees, costs, reimbursement. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 976, Original Filed Version Posted 2/21/2025 at 8:54 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 3/31/2025 (pdf)
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) 4/2/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 901 Court-appointed Psychologists Judiciary Committee Compare Last Action: 4/16/2025 S Referred to Fiscal Policy Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    656890 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    (Bernard)     		3/31/2025
    3:49 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/2/2025     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 565810 - Amendment to Amendment (656890)
    Delete line 39 and insert:     		Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    (Bernard)     		4/1/2025
    10:15 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/2/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/1/2025 4:00 PM Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 6 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    61.122 Parenting plan recommendation; presumption of psychologist’s good faith; prerequisite to parent’s filing suit; award of fees, costs, reimbursement. Page 2 (pdf)
    61.123 Page 4 (pdf)
    61.20 Social investigation and recommendations regarding a parenting plan. Page 1 (pdf)

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