relative to interference with child custody and shared parenting.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 15, 2023
Last action Apr 26, 2024
Floor votes · House Mar 21, 2024
How they voted
192–173
Passed · 22 other
Total votes 387
Mar 21, 2024
D
Democratic191
90% Nay
I
Independent2
50% Yea
R
Republican194
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Apr 25, 2024
Committee
Committee Report: Referred to Interim Study, 05/02/2024; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 17
upper
Mar 26, 2024
Introduced
Introduced 03/21/2024 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 8
upper
Mar 21, 2024
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (192-173-22)
house
Mar 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-0921h: MA RC 198-174 03/21/2024 HJ 9 P. 21
lower
Mar 21, 2024
Introduced
Amendment # 2024-0921h: AA DV 189-176 03/21/2024 HJ 9 P. 21
lower
Mar 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
lower
Mar 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-0921h 03/05/2024 (Vote 8-6; RC)
lower
Dec 15, 2023
Introduced
Introduced 01/03/2024 and referred to Children and Family Law HJ 1 P. 28
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Lisa Post
RRepublican
Co
Howard Pearl
RRepublican
Co
J.D. Bernardy
RRepublican
Co
Paul Terry
RRepublican
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