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2003 SESSION
HB 2127 Minor children and custody.
Introduced by: John S. Reid | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Minor children and custody. Establishes a preference for granting each parent as much physical custody as circumstances permit and as found to be in the best interests of the child, but does not affect the court's ability to award joint or sole custody.
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/03 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/03 030453904 pdf
- 01/30/03 House: Printed as engrossed 030453904-E pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/08/03 House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/08/03 030453904
- 01/08/03 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/23/03 House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 2
- 01/24/03 House: Reported from C. J. with amendments (14-Y 3-N)
- 01/28/03 House: Read first time
- 01/29/03 House: Passed by for the day
- 01/30/03 House: Read second time
- 01/30/03 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 01/30/03 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 01/30/03 House: Printed as engrossed 030453904-E
- 01/31/03 House: Read third time and passed House (96-Y 2-N)
- 01/31/03 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (96-Y 2-N)
- 01/31/03 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/03/03 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/03/03 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/12/03 Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in C. J. (4-Y 8-N 3-A)