CONCERNING THE MODIFICATION OF A CHILD CUSTODY OR VISITATION ORDER.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 22, 2021
Last action Oct 15, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 5, 2021
How they voted
31–3
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 35
Apr 5, 2021
D
Democratic7
42% Nay
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican27
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
2
Committee
1
Amendments
1
Apr 13, 2021
Introduced
Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
lower
Apr 5, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Mar 31, 2021
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1
upper
Mar 22, 2021
Introduced
Filed
upper
2 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bob Ballinger
RRepublican
P
Kendon Underwood
RRepublican
Co
Aaron Pilkington
RRepublican
Co
Vivian Flowers
DDemocratic
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