HB 1626 IN Became Law
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Summary
Requires the following to be included in a custody order: (1) a trial court shall include the court's findings of fact and conclusions of law on which the custody order is based; and (2) an appellate decision shall include the facts upon which the appellate court relied to affirm or reverse an order.
Sponsors (2)
- Chris Judy Republican · author
- Liz Brown Republican · sponsor
3 coauthors / cosponsors
- Chris Jeter Republican · coauthor
- Heath VanNatter Republican · coauthor
- Victoria Garcia Wilburn Democratic · coauthor
Action history (23)
- Jan 21, 2025 Authored by Representative Judy · lower
- Jan 21, 2025 Coauthored by Representative Jeter · lower
- Jan 21, 2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary · lower
- Jan 27, 2025 Committee report: do pass, adopted · lower
- Jan 27, 2025 Representative VanNatter added as coauthor · lower
- Jan 29, 2025 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
- Jan 30, 2025 Representative Garcia Wilburn added as coauthor · lower
- Feb 3, 2025 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 71: yeas 87, nays 2 · lower
- Feb 3, 2025 Senate sponsor: Senator Brown L · lower
- Feb 4, 2025 Referred to the Senate · lower
- Feb 19, 2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary · upper
- Mar 6, 2025 Committee report: do pass, adopted · upper
- Mar 10, 2025 Amendment #1 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote · upper
- Mar 10, 2025 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · upper
- Mar 12, 2025 Returned to the House with amendments · upper
- Mar 11, 2025 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 230: yeas 50, nays 0 · upper
- Mar 13, 2025 Motion to concur filed · lower
- Mar 17, 2025 House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 275: yeas 96, nays 0 · lower
- Mar 20, 2025 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
- Mar 20, 2025 Signed by the Speaker · lower
- Mar 27, 2025 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
- Apr 3, 2025 Public Law 38 · lower
- Apr 3, 2025 Signed by the Governor · executive
Subjects
COURTS; JudgesMARRIAGE AND FAMILY LAW; Child Support, Custody, and Visitation
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