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HB 528 Kentucky House · 2018 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to joint custody. Amend KRS 403.270 to create a presumption that joint custody and equally shared parenting time is in the best interrest of the child, and to require the court to consider the motiviation of the aduts involved when determining the best interest of the child for custody orders; amend KRS 403.280 to specify that the presumption of joint custody and equal parenting time is in the best interest of the child; amend KRS 403.320 to allow a parent not granted custody or shared parenting time to petition for reasonable visitation rights; amend KRS 403.340 to specify that if a court modifies a custody decree there is a rebuttable presumption that it is in the best interest of the child for the parents to have joint custody and equally shared parenting time.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2018
Committee Review
Apr 2018
House Passage
Apr 2018
Senate Passage
Apr 2018
Signed into Law
Apr 2018
Introduced Feb 26, 2018 Signed Apr 26, 2018
Floor votes

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This bill passed the House. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
5
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Apr 26, 2018
Signed into law
Signed by Governor (Acts, ch. 198)
lower
Apr 13, 2018
Lower · Passed
Bill passed 81-2
lower
Apr 13, 2018
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendment (1)
lower
Apr 13, 2018
Lower · Passed
Posted for passage for concurrence in Senate Committee Substitute and floor amendment (1)
lower
Apr 13, 2018
Committee
To Rules (H)
lower
Mar 29, 2018
Introduced
Floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
lower
Mar 21, 2018
Committee
To Judiciary (S)
upper
Mar 1, 2018
Lower · Passed
Posted in committee
lower
Feb 28, 2018
Committee
To Judiciary (H)
lower
Feb 26, 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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