AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- UNIFORM LAW ON PATERNITY -- UNIFORM PARENTAGE ACT (Repeals current state law regarding paternity and replaces it with a uniform parentage act that provides procedures establishing parentage, genetic testing, surrogacy agreements and assisted reproduction.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2020
Committee Review
Jul 2020
House Passage
Jul 2020
Senate Passage
Jul 2020
Signed into Law
Jul 2020
Introduced Feb 12, 2020
Signed Jul 21, 2020
Floor votes · House Jul 16, 2020
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Jul 21, 2020
Signed into law
07/21/2020 Signed by Governor
executive
Jul 16, 2020
Legislature · Passed
07/16/2020 Senate passed Sub A as amended in concurrence
legislature
Jul 16, 2020
Lower · Passed
07/16/2020 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment)
lower
Jul 7, 2020
Legislature · Passed
07/07/2020 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Feb 26, 2020
Legislature · Passed
02/26/2020 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 12, 2020
Introduced
02/12/2020 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Carol McEntee
DDemocratic
P
Joe Shekarchi
DDemocratic
P
NA
Nicholas A. Mattiello
DDemocratic
P
Robert Craven
DDemocratic
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