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    CS/HB 1301: Parenting and Time-sharing of Minor Children

    GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee, Persons-Mulicka; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Basabe, Benjamin, Borrero, Daniels, Garcia, Leek, Lopez, V., Michael, Mooney, Plasencia, Rizo, Salzman

    Parenting and Time-sharing of Minor Children; Removes requirement for unanticipated change in circumstances in order to modify parenting plan or time-sharing schedule; creates rebuttable presumption that equal time-sharing is in best interests of child; provides standard of evidence to rebut such presumption; requires court to evaluate certain factors & make specific written findings of fact when creating or modifying time-sharing schedule; authorizes modification of time-sharing schedule.

    Effective Date: 7/1/2023

    Last Action: 6/29/2023 Senate - Chapter No. 2023-301; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1416 (Ch. 2023-315)

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    Current Bill Version Posted: 4/28/2023 06:59 PM


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      1. Rules (RC)
    • Related Bills (3)

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      S 1292 (c2) by Jones
      Parenting Plans
      Last Action: 4/28/2023 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1301 (Ch. 2023-301), CS/SB 1416 (Ch. 2023-315) -SJ 615
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      H 1409 (c1) by Civil Justice Subcommittee
      Dissolution of Marriage
      Last Action: 5/1/2023 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1416 (Ch. 2023-315), CS/HB 1301 (Ch. 2023-301)
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      S 1416 (er) by Gruters
      Dissolution of Marriage
      Last Action: 7/5/2023 Chapter No. 2023-315, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1301 (Ch. 2023-301)
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      61.13 Support of children; parenting and time-sharing; powers of court. Page 1 (pdf)
    • Bill History

      S = Senate, H = House

      3/1/2023 H • Filed
      3/6/2023 H • Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee
      • Referred to Judiciary Committee
      • Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee
      3/7/2023 H • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
      3/16/2023 H • Added to Civil Justice Subcommittee agenda
      3/20/2023 H • Favorable by Civil Justice Subcommittee
      • Reported out of Civil Justice Subcommittee
      • Now in Judiciary Committee
      4/7/2023 H • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
      4/11/2023 H • Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
      4/12/2023 H • Reported out of Judiciary Committee
      • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
      • CS Filed
      • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
      4/13/2023 H • Bill referred to House Calendar
      • Added to Second Reading Calendar
      4/20/2023 H • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/25/2023)
      4/25/2023 H • Read 2nd time
      • Placed on 3rd reading
      • Added to Third Reading Calendar
      4/26/2023 H • Read 3rd time
      • CS passed; YEAS 105, NAYS 7
      4/26/2023 S • In Messages
      • Referred to Rules
      • Received
      4/28/2023 S • Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 615
      • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
      • Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1292 -SJ 615
      • Read 2nd time -SJ 615
      • Read 3rd time -SJ 615
      • CS passed; YEAS 34 NAYS 3 -SJ 615
      4/28/2023 H • In Messages
      • Ordered enrolled
      6/26/2023 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
      6/27/2023 • Approved by Governor
      6/29/2023 • Chapter No. 2023-301; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1416 (Ch. 2023-315)
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