Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary Committee on June 29, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.
2009 Regular Session
House Bill 3402
Establishes state policy and creates rebuttable presumption in child custody cases that joint legal custody and joint physical custody are in best interests of children.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Establishes state policy and creates rebuttable presumption in child custody cases that joint legal custody and joint physical custody are in best interests of children. Adds procedures to be followed and factors to be considered when court determines temporary and permanent custody of child. Requires court to hold parent who is willfully depriving other parent of parenting time without justification in contempt. Requires State Court Administrator to collect statistics on individuals held in contempt for failure to pay child support. Establishes procedures relating to relocation of one parent with child when parents have joint legal and physical custody of child. Addresses financial responsibilities of parties in child custody case.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
March 11 to June 29, 2009, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action4 actions on 4 days
In the House of RepresentativesMar 11 to Jun 29 · stopped110 days
Waiting for a committeeMar 11 to Mar 165 days
JudiciaryMar 16 to Jun 29 · stopped105 days
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Mar 11 – Jun 29
All 4 actions, as published
- Mar 11First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Mar 16Referred to Judiciary with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
- Apr 21Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Jun 29In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives