Best interests of a child; when appropriate, frequent and continuing contact with each parent.
Summary
Best interests of a child; frequent and continuingcontact with each parent. Provides that, while considering thebest interests of a child for the purposes of determining custodyor visitation arrangements, the court shall, when appropriate, assurefrequent and continuing contact with each parent.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 3, 2020
Last action Feb 10, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Feb 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 20107205D-H1
lower
Feb 7, 2020
Lower · Passed
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 3-N)
lower
Jan 29, 2020
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 3, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 3, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104503D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Glenn R. Davis
RRepublican
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