FAMILY LAW: Provides relative to family violence and domestic abuse as factors to consider in determining visitation and custody. (gov sig)
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2018
Committee Review
Apr 2018
Senate Passage
Apr 2018
House Passage
May 2018
Governor
Introduced Mar 1, 2018
Last action May 18, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Amendments
4
May 18, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 32 yeas and 0 nays.
legislature
May 17, 2018
Introduced
Received from the House with amendments.
legislature
May 17, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 77, nays 18. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
legislature
May 9, 2018
Introduced
Read by title, amended, returned to the calendar.
legislature
Apr 25, 2018
Introduced
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
legislature
Apr 24, 2018
Committee
Reported with amendments (6-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
legislature
Apr 4, 2018
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Civil Law and Procedure.
legislature
Apr 2, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Rules suspended. Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 37 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
legislature
Mar 26, 2018
Introduced
Rules suspended. Reported with amendments.
legislature
Mar 12, 2018
Committee
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary A.
legislature
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Regina Barrow
DDemocratic
Co
Alan Seabaugh
RRepublican
Co
Gregory A. Miller
RRepublican
Co
JD
Jack Donahue
RRepublican
Co
Lance Harris
RRepublican
Co
Patrick O. Jefferson
DDemocratic
Co
RW
Rick Ward III
RRepublican
Co
RE
Robert E. Billiot
DDemocratic
Co
Rodney Lyons
DDemocratic
Co
RG
Ryan Gatti
RRepublican
Co
SJ
Sam Jones
DDemocratic
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