CS/SB 1128: Family Law
GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Grall
Family Law; Requiring that certain time-sharing matters be accorded priority on a court’s calendar; providing procedural requirements for evidentiary hearings on motions seeking to establish temporary parental responsibility and time-sharing and on motions to enforce compliance with existing time-sharing orders; requiring the Office of the State Courts Administrator to prepare and publish on its website a publicly accessible annual report for certain evidentiary hearings held in each judicial circuit; requiring, rather than authorizing, a court to make a determination of appropriate parenting plans in certain proceedings, etc.
Last Action: 2/18/2026 Senate - CS by Judiciary read 1st time
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/5/2026 Senate • Filed
1/12/2026 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
2/5/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/10/26, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
2/10/2026 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
2/12/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
2/18/2026 Senate • CS by Judiciary read 1st time
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CS/SB 1128, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/12/2026 at 3:59 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 971 Family Law Trabulsy Similar Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) 
Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 61.13 Support of children; parenting and time-sharing; powers of court. Page 2 (pdf) 742.031 Hearings; court orders for support, hospital expenses, and attorney fees. Page 3 (pdf) -
SB 1128, Original Filed Version Posted 1/5/2026 at 4:44 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 2/9/2026 (pdf)
Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 2/12/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 971 Family Law Trabulsy Identical Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 537224 - Amendment (Delete All)
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:Judiciary
(Grall)2/9/2026
11:33 AMReplaced by Committee Substitute
2/11/2026Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 2/10/2026 12:00 PM Judiciary 11 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 26.20 Availability of judge for hearings. Page 1 (pdf) 61.13 Support of children; parenting and time-sharing; powers of court. Page 2 (pdf) 742.031 Hearings; court orders for support, hospital expenses, and attorney fees. Page 3 (pdf)