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SB 46 Parentage proceedings; circuit courts, etc. have concurrent jurisdiction.
Introduced by: Linda T. Puller | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Parentage proceedings; jurisdiction. Provides that circuit courts and juvenile and domestic relations district courts have concurrent original jurisdiction over proceedings to determine parentage only when the parentage of a child is at issue in any matter otherwise before the circuit court. In all other cases, the juvenile and domestic relations district court has exclusive original jurisdiction over parentage proceedings. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the Committee on District Courts and the Judicial Council. This bill is identical to HB 282.
FULL TEXT
- 12/20/07 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 081691866 pdf
- 01/17/08 Senate: Committee substitute printed 080253304-S1 pdf
- 02/21/08 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB46ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/05/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0201) pdf
HISTORY
- 12/20/07 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 081691866
- 12/20/07 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/10/08 Senate: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 01/16/08 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (12-Y 0-N)
- 01/17/08 Senate: Committee substitute printed 080253304-S1
- 01/18/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/21/08 Senate: Read second time
- 01/21/08 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/21/08 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 080253304-S1
- 01/21/08 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB46S1
- 01/22/08 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 01/22/08 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/12/08 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/12/08 House: Read first time
- 02/12/08 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/14/08 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
- 02/15/08 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/08 House: Read second time
- 02/20/08 House: Read third time
- 02/20/08 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/08 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
- 02/21/08 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/21/08 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB46ER)
- 02/21/08 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/25/08 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/03/08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 201 (effective 7/1/08)
- 03/05/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0201)