Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
Summary
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act; Provides certain state laws relating to children do not supersede Servicemembers Civil Relief Act; requires DCF to ensure the act is observed in certain cases.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Feb 2020
House Passage
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Jun 2020
Introduced Jan 14, 2020
Signed Jun 20, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2020 · House Jan 22, 2020
How they voted
20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
Mar 4, 2020
D
Democratic12
100% Yea
R
Republican8
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
11
Committee
10
Jun 20, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0
upper
Feb 5, 2020
Committee
Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Judiciary; Rules
upper
Jan 22, 2020
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 118 NAYS 0
lower
Jan 16, 2020
Lower · Passed
Favorable by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Introduced
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Lower · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 01/16/20, 12:30 pm, Morris Hall
lower
Dec 16, 2019
Lower · Passed
Now in Health and Human Services Committee
lower
Dec 11, 2019
Lower · Passed
CS by Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
lower
Dec 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee, 12/11/19, 9:00 am, 12 HOB
lower
Nov 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
Now in Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee
lower
Nov 7, 2019
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0
lower
Oct 31, 2019
Lower · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee, 11/07/19, 9:00 am, 12 HOB
lower
Sep 25, 2019
Committee
Referred to Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; Local, Federal and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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